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Wilson Jr. High — Rating & test scores

600 South Wilson, El Centro · 605 students · Grades 7–8

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Scope Score 74

DevelopingScope Score · 43rd percentile. Higher than 43 in 100 of the 2,529 California public middle schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

Below California in English and math: 43% and 28% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, against 50% and 37%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 604
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).

Overview

Is Wilson Jr. a good middle school?

Developing. Wilson Jr. is higher than most California middle schools on progress in both subjects and attendance. Wilson Jr. is lower than most on test results.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced4443%
Math, Proficient or Advanced4328%
English, Advanced4713%
Math, Advanced4312%

Progress in a year, 2025

English71+7 pts
Math81+12 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance5115 in 100
Wilson Jr.’s place among California middle schools, out of 100El Centro Elementary’s other middle schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

On spring 2025 tests, students in grades 7 and 8 scored higher than California students who had the same scores the year before, in English (+7 pts) and math (+12 pts). The state calls both results Accelerated.

Each bar is Wilson Jr.’s place among 2,529 California public middle schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2026, grades 6–8. Progress is the state’s measure of how the same students’ scores changed against the score it expected, 2025. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
CDE growth model, 2025. Students with scores in both years in grades 7 and 8: 548. 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.

In its own words

What does Wilson Jr. say about itself?

We haven’t read Wilson Jr.’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

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Progress

Did students here score higher than students who started at the same place?

Yes, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored 7 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 12 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

English

+7

points higher than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Hispanic or Latino536+6 points
Low-income419+5 points
English learners241−2 points
Long-term English learners129−10 points
Students with disabilities76−10 points

Math

+12

points higher than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Hispanic or Latino536+12 points
Low-income419+10 points
English learners241+9 points
Long-term English learners129+5 points
Students with disabilities76−5 points

Grades 7 and 8, 2025, 548 students with scores in both years. It describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education, growth model.

How the state’s growth measure works

The state calls this comparison an expected score. It sets one for each student from that student’s own score the year before.

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 7 points above that expected score, and in math 12 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.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

2 of the 3 middle schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Wilson Jr.. Each school is compared with every California middle school.

Scope Score

4 middle schools within 4.8 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. HeberHeber Elementary · by addressScope Score 7971st
  2. Frank M. WrightImperial Unified · by addressScope Score 7658th
  3. Wilson Jr.Scope Score 7443rd
  4. KennedyNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7442nd
El Centro ElementaryA neighborhood school in another district

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 6–8. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students scored Proficient or Advanced in English.

50%0%25%50%75%100%

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 6–8. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Wilson Jr. compare with schools like it?

Wilson Jr.’s Scope Score is 74. 455 California middle schools, counting Wilson Jr., have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 73. Wilson Jr.’s result is higher than 268 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 455

  1. Students from low-income families: 76%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 73%

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 71%

    Scope Score 94Strong · 98th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 73%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 75%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 96th percentile

455 California public middle schools where 70% to 82% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2026.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public middle school we score where 70% to 82% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Wilson Jr.’s share. The count includes Wilson Jr.. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 44% to 43% and math from 29% to 28%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grades 7 and 8. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202643%47%50%CaliforniaCalifornia45%El Centro ElementaryDistrict43%Wilson Jr.Wilson Jr.

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202633%35%37%CaliforniaCalifornia31%El Centro ElementaryDistrict28%Wilson Jr.Wilson Jr.

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. El Centro Elementary’s line combines its 4 middle schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. El Centro Elementary’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 7 and 8: share at the top two levels
SpringWilson Jr.El Centro ElementaryCaliforniaTested here
201747%43%49%629
201843%43%50%606
201948%46%50%677
202241%39%48%622
202338%39%47%601
202438%41%47%622
202544%46%49%574
202643%45%50%604
Math, grades 7 and 8: share at the top two levels
SpringWilson Jr.El Centro ElementaryCaliforniaTested here
201735%33%37%627
201834%32%37%605
201930%31%37%676
202216%17%31%620
202323%21%32%603
202426%26%33%623
202529%29%35%574
202628%31%37%604

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Below California in both subjects.

English

43%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

33243013
El Centro Elementary45%California50%

Math

28%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

46261612
El Centro Elementary31%California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 43% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 28% in math, against 50% and 37% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grades 7 and 8 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, math trails English by 15 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 13 points across California. The grades 7 and 8 cards above give each subject’s share.

Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced40%46%
Advanced9%17%
Proficient31%29%
Developing level24%24%
Minimal36%30%
Tested315289
California51%49%
Difference−11−3

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
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced23%33%
Advanced7%18%
Proficient16%15%
Developing level27%24%
Minimal50%43%
Tested315289
California38%36%
Difference−15−3

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.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 7 and 8 · This school13%30%24%33%604
English, grades 7 and 8 · California19%31%23%27%838,600
English, grades 7 and 8 · El Centro Elementary13%32%22%33%1,146
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school12%16%26%46%604
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California21%16%23%40%838,896
Math, grades 7 and 8 · El Centro Elementary14%17%26%43%1,146

Spring 2026, grades 7 and 8 combined: 604 tested in English, 604 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 97% of students. 97 of 628 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

15in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (97 of 628 students).

At the average middle school in the El Centro Elementary district: 11 in 100. At the average California middle school: 18 in 100.

Suspensions: 4.3% of students were suspended at least once (27 of 635). Average California middle school 3.7%.

Students, 2024–25

605

students in grades 7–8.

Hispanic or Latino 97%

Family income

76%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 458 of 605. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

32

teachers, with 12 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

86% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

55%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (85 of 155 students).

El Centro Elementary: 49%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino97%
White—
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 29.2 of 33.8 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Students with disabilities scored below the same group across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Hispanic or Latino585 tested42%California 40%
  • Low-income478 tested39%California 39%
  • English learners160 tested11%California 7%
  • Students with disabilities81 tested6%California 14%

6% of students with disabilities scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grades 7 and 8, spring 2026), against 14% for the same group across California. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 7 and 8 English, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrades 7 and 8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs El Centro Elementaryvs California
Low-income · 478 tested
English39%−241%039%
Math24%−327%−226%
Hispanic or Latino · 585 tested
English42%−244%+240%
Math27%−330%+225%
English learners · 160 tested
English11%011%+47%
Math6%−28%−17%
Students with disabilities · 81 tested
English6%−39%−814%
Math4%−15%−59%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in El Centro Elementary, 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, White, 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.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Wilson Jr.. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
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Families

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$15,517 for each student in 2024–25. California’s middle schools spent $19,269 for each student. El Centro Elementary’s plan for 2026–27 covers $38 million.

$15,517

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$11,730
The school’s share of district office costs
$3,787
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,708
  • Wilson Jr.$15,517
  • El Centro Elementary middle schools$17,826
  • California middle schools$19,269

The district and California figures combine their middle schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,241 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

El Centro Elementary’s yearly plan

$38million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$20million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth
  • Enhancing Student Accessibility and Engagement$14 million
  • Fostering Student Safety and School Climate$14 million
  • Student Academic Achievement$10 million
  • Support Parent and Family Engagement$64,481

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. Each part of the bar is one goal in the plan, with the money for its actions added up (our calculation). The plan covers $38 million of $107 million in total budgeted spending. Source: El Centro Elementary Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Wilson Jr. like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 92243. They are not figures for the families at Wilson Jr..

Typical household income in a year

$55,057

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 92243.

Typical home value
$317,900
People who live in this ZIP code
49,069
Typical age
31.1 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
15%

What you can do

Who can act on Wilson Jr.’s results?

El Centro Elementary’s board decides Wilson Jr.’s plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

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

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 8 questions to Wilson Jr.. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?15 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (97 of 628 students); average middle school in the El Centro Elementary district: 11 in 100
  2. What happens before a suspension, and who talks with the family?4.3% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (27 of 635 students); average middle school in the El Centro Elementary district: 2.1%
  3. 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 (160 students tested); the same group across California: 7%
  4. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?57% in English and 72% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026 (604 students tested in each); California: 50% and 63%
  5. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  6. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

What comes after Wilson Jr., and how do I get in?

Ask El Centro Elementary which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Desert Garden Elementary
    Scope Score 73Developing · 39th percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle · this school
    Wilson Jr. High
    Grades 7–8Scope Score 74Developing · 43rd percentile
  3. High
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school 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

  • Desert Garden Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 73 · Developing · 39th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Harding Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 75 · Solid · 51st percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Margaret Hedrick Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 31st percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Booker T. Washington Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 69 · Needs Support · 14th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Sunflower Elementary

    Its zone partly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 76 · Solid · 55th percentile · elementary · 2026

    60% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Middle-school links

  • De Anza Magnet

    Its zone partly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16) · Magnet school. Check how it admits students.

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Imperial Valley Home School Academy

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits 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 it is

Where is Wilson Jr.?

Address
600 South Wilson, El Centro 92243Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Norberto NunezAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated June 26, 2025.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 6 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask El Centro Elementary which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Wilson Jr. a good middle school?

Wilson Jr. High has a Scope Score of 74. It scored higher than 43 in 100 of California’s 2,529 scored public middle schools (Developing, 43rd percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 15 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 11 in 100 at the average middle school in the El Centro Elementary district. 4.3% of students (27 of 635) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 3.7% at the average California middle school. See the details ↓

Did students here score higher than students who started at the same place?

Yes, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored 7 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 12 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

  • Included in this measure: 548 students

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 39% of low-income students in grades 7 and 8 at Wilson Jr. High in El Centro scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 12 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
12
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census Bureau
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #1,436 of 2,529 California middle schools we score · #3 of 4 in El Centro Elementary
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math13%4542%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math35%4623%
Chronically absent15 in 100545%
Suspension rate4.3% (27 of 635)485%
English learners: top level22%505%

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 yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–267443#1436California 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 yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–198 in 1003.3% (24 of 730)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2416 in 1006.1% (41 of 670)
2024–2515 in 1005.2% (33 of 632)
2025–2615 in 1004.3% (27 of 635)

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 · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English60413%43%
2026 · Math60412%28%
2025 · English57413%44%
2025 · Math57414%29%
2024 · English62212%38%
2024 · Math62312%26%
2023 · English60112%38%
2023 · Math60310%23%
2022 · English62210%41%
2022 · Math6205%16%
2019 · English67713%48%
2019 · Math67613%30%
2018 · English60611%43%
2018 · Math60515%34%
2017 · English62912%47%
2017 · Math62715%35%

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 7 · English28438%
2025 · Grade 8 · English29050%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math28427%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math29032%
2024 · Grade 7 · English31735%
2024 · Grade 8 · English30542%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math31722%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math30630%
2023 · Grade 7 · English30537%
2023 · Grade 8 · English29640%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math30521%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math29824%
2022 · Grade 7 · English32442%
2022 · Grade 8 · English29840%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math32218%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math29814%
2019 · Grade 7 · English34048%
2019 · Grade 8 · English33747%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math33926%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math33735%
2018 · Grade 7 · English31644%
2018 · Grade 8 · English29043%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math31529%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math29039%
2017 · Grade 7 · English30041%
2017 · Grade 8 · English32952%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math29929%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math32841%

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
Schoolwide2885%26%52%17%

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 · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income47839%−20
Hispanic or Latino58542%−2+2
English learners16011%0+4
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+7548Accelerated+12548Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino+6536Accelerated+12536Accelerated
Low-income+5419Accelerated+10419Accelerated
English learners−2241Average+9241Accelerated
English-only students+6204not categorized+8204not categorized
English learners only−9137not categorized+3137not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−10129Moderate+5129Accelerated
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+10104not categorized+15104not categorized
Students with disabilities−1076Moderate−576Average

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+7 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

548 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +7 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's −2-point median for California middle school records.

State model · math+12 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

548 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, math: +12 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, 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 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 · 15 in 100 → 2025–26 · 15 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 5.2% (33 of 632) → 2025–26 · 4.3% (27 of 635) · −0.9 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female7 in 10015 in 100+8 in 100
Male8 in 10015 in 100+7 in 100
Black or African American1 of 11——
Hispanic or Latino8 in 10016 in 100+8 in 100
White1 of 15——
Students with disabilities12 of 9619 of 92—
English learners9 in 10020 in 100+11 in 100
Military families5 of 358 of 37—
Low-income8 in 10018 in 100+10 in 100
All students8 in 10015 in 100+7 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. 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$15,218 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 5,292 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$843 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 605

Central federal expenditures attributed here$865 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 605

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,578 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 65%Instruction support 9%Student services 8%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 12%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$66,769,00165.04%65%
Instruction support$9,600,2719.35%9%
Student services$8,001,7787.79%8%
Administration$6,515,3626.35%6%
Buildings & maintenance$11,772,31911.47%12%
Total$102,658,731100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $102,658,731 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$15,218 per pupil
2020$13,948 per pupil
2019$13,513 per pupil
2018$10,721 per pupil
2017$10,265 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 holders2.5%

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 92243 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92243 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$55,057
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)15%
ZIP-area population49,069
Median age31.1 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 92243 →

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