Math
0%Grades 6 & 8 · Proficient or Advanced
Charter middle school
Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter
The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.
18% of tested students are Proficient or Advanced in English and 0% in math. Explore the evidence alongside the opportunities your child would use.
Data sources · Methodology · State tests: 2025
Contact
Phone(530) 749-4000
DistrictYuba County Office of Education
PrincipalCynthia Soares
GradesK-12
Enrollment250 students
English
18%Grades 6 & 8 · Proficient or Advanced
Students
250Total enrollment
Chronic absence
26%Students absent 10% or more of school days
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What do the results tell us?
2025 results · Grades 6 & 8 · weighted by students tested within each subject.
Proficient or Advanced combines Levels 3 and 4, formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded. California changed the names for 2025–26; the cut scores did not. About the labels →
Share at Proficient or Advanced
● Math┄ English
Gaps in the lines mark years without annual results.
Exact annual results
| Year | Math | English |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0% | 15% |
| 2022 | 0% | 7% |
| 2023 | 8% | 17% |
| 2024 | — | — |
| 2025 | 0% | 18% |
Each year describes that year’s tested students. Changes between years do not follow the same children over time. Cohort-growth evidence, when available, is labeled separately below.
How achievement is distributed
AdvancedStandard Exceeded
0%ProficientStandard Met
0%DevelopingStandard Nearly Met
18%MinimalStandard Not Met
82%AdvancedStandard Exceeded
0%ProficientStandard Met
18%DevelopingStandard Nearly Met
18%MinimalStandard Not Met
64%Achievement-level percentages are not percentiles. “Developing” here is a test achievement level, separate from the SchoolScope performance band with the same name.
Annual results and the full academic record
Where students land · CAASPP 2024–25
One in ten of students here meet the standard. 0% clear it by a lot.
ELA15% met or exceeded
Exceeded 1%Met 14%Nearly Met 26%Not Met 58%
Math0% met or exceeded
Exceeded 0%Met 0%Nearly Met 11%Not Met 89%
Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met
California middle schools · average17% exceeded · 40% met or exceeded
This school against the California average
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 17 | 0% | 9% | — | 26.3% | 2.7% |
| CA average · Middle School | 39 | 17% | 40% | — | 18.1% | 3.6% |
This schoolCA avg
Scope1739
% Exceeded0%17%
% Met+9%40%
Growth——
Absence26.3%18.1%
Suspension2.7%3.6%
Students & opportunity
Who shares in the school’s results?
Who it works for · CAASPP 2024–25
Low-income students here meet the ELA standard behind the same group statewide.
At Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter in Marysville, 13.6% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 10.8% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter outperforms its district average for low-income students by 2.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (0.0% Math proficient); White students (13.6% ELA proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 44 students tested.
Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 25 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
Met or exceeded · reading and math combined
All students at this school: 8% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 8%, district —, state 40%8%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 7%, district 5%, state 32%7% · −1 vs school
MaleMale: this school 3%, district 3%, state 42%3% · −4 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 13%, district 11%, state 44%13% · +5 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 7%, district 5%, state 56%7% · −1 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 7%, district 6%, state 32%7% · −1 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 0%, district 0%, state 15%0% · −8 vs school
7 of 14 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.
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Student-group results by grade
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The daily experience
What is it like to be a student here?
Students per teacher
Student–teacher ratio is a schoolwide staffing measure, not an average class size.
Teacher experience
Average teacher experience in the published staffing record. It does not measure individual teacher effectiveness.
Chronically absent
The share of students absent for at least 10% of their enrolled school days. Attendance reflects both school and out-of-school circumstances.
The people teaching · CDE staffing 2024–25
About 18 students for every teacher here.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Students per teacher18 · district 15
Teaching staff15 teachers
Avg. experience14.7 years
Fully credentialed36%
PrincipalCynthia Soares
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Teacher salary schedule$55,396 – $109,326
Principal salary$121,524 – $121,524
Superintendent salary$185,959
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
Attendance & discipline · 2024–25
Kids here miss more school, and get suspended less, than the state average.
26.3% of students miss a month or more of school, versus 18.1% statewide. High absence often tracks community stress — the data can't say why.
Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 26.3%, district 8.4%, state 18.1%26.3% · +8.2pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 2.7%, district —, state 3.6%2.7% · −0.9pp vs state
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
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Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 7–831.6%
Grades 9–1238.4%
Resources & neighborhood
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What gets spent · FY 2019–20
It spends $23,917 per student, more than the California average.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
These measure different things: this figure is spending attributed to this campus, while district-wide figures also include central administration, districtwide programs, and the state's pension contributions made on the district's behalf — costs that never get assigned to a single school. The district number runs higher at nearly every school, not just this one.
$1,237 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $23,917, CA average $14,491$23,917 · spent at this school
Federal share$1,237 per student
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction 45%Instruction support 13%Student services 19%Administration 17%Buildings & maintenance 4%Other 2%
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
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district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$43,136 per pupil
2019$45,012 per pupil
2018$41,084 per pupil
2017$31,768 per pupil
2016$31,599 per pupil
The neighborhood · ACS 2024
Four in five of students here qualify for free or reduced lunch, versus three in five statewide.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Worth knowing
At 250 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California middle school (≈860).
On the state's science test (CAST), 15% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.
Hispanic or Latino45.2% · district 40.8% · CA 56.1%
White36.8% · district 42.3% · CA 19.9%
Asian1.2% · district 2.5% · CA 10.2%
Black2.0% · district 2.3% · CA 4.8%
Other14.8% · district 12.2% · CA 9.0%
GenderFemale 48.0% · Male 50.0% · Non-binary 2.0%
Free or reduced lunch89.6% · CA 64%
Median income$70K · CA $85K
Median home value$381K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+18% · CA 35%
ZIP population37,732
Median age35 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Culture & philosophy
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| School | Type | Performance band | Advanced | Proficient or Advanced | Distance | Select |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuba County Career Preparatory Charteralternative comparison group | Charter | Needs Support | 0% | 9% | School being viewed | |
| Anna McKenney Intermediate | Public | Needs Support | 5% | 24% | 1.3 mi | |
| Gray Avenue Middle | Public | Needs Support | 3% | 14% | 2.2 mi |
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Questions
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Is Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter a good middle school?
Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter has a Scope Score of 17 out of 100, placing it in the 16th percentile of California alternative middle schools and ranked #26 in that group. This is a rank inside that group, not a statewide one: SchoolScope compares alternative schools with one another rather than with California's comprehensive campuses, so it cannot be read against a statewide figure. Why these schools are ranked separately. 0.0% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 17.2 percentage points below the California average of 17.2%. The Scope Score weights 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard (42%), met or exceeded (proficient) (23%), grade 6-to-8 growth (20%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 9.1% of students at Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 0.0% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 9.1% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 0.0% went beyond it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it shows how many students go beyond the standard rather than only meeting it. 22 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter rank among California alternative schools?
Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter ranks #26 among California alternative middle schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 16th percentile. This is a rank inside that group, not a statewide one: SchoolScope compares alternative schools with one another rather than with California's comprehensive campuses, so it cannot be read against a statewide figure. Why these schools are ranked separately. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 6 to grade 8 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter?
26.3% of students at Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 18.1%. The suspension rate is 2.7%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter compare to other schools in Marysville?
Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter scores 17/100 (16th percentile) among California alternative middle schools. This is a rank inside that group, not a statewide one: SchoolScope compares alternative schools with one another rather than with California's comprehensive campuses, so it cannot be read against a statewide figure. Why these schools are ranked separately. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 250 students. Use the schools in Marysville page or the map view to compare all middle schools nearby.
How does Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter in Marysville, 13.6% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 10.8% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter outperforms its district average for low-income students by 2.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (0.0% Math proficient); White students (13.6% ELA proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 44 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.
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How the Scope Score is calculated
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What the score weighs · CAASPP 2024–25
The 4 things our score weighs
| What we weigh | Here | State | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exceeded standard | 0.0% | 17.2% | 42% |
| Met or exceeded | 9.1% | 40.0% | 23% |
| Chronic absenteeism | 26.3% | 18.1% | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 2.7% | 3.6% | 5% |
Source CAASPP 2025 · California Department of Education. Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How the score is built
A closer look at the evidence
Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter: reading the evidence
Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter posts low test scores — and test scores are one lens among several. If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.
Subject proficiency describes tested students, while graduation describes a graduating cohort. These figures are not successive stages followed by the same students.
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Every number · For the data nerds
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.
Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter is ranked #26 of California alternative middle schools.
01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
| Factor | School | State | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exceeded standard | 0.0% | 17.2% | 42% |
| Met or exceeded | 9.1% | 40.0% | 23% |
| Chronic absenteeism | 26.3% | 18.1% | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 2.7% | 3.6% | 5% |
- Exceeded standard
- ↓ vs CA 17.2% · index 35 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
- Met or exceeded
- ↓ vs CA 40.0% · index 30 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
- Chronic absenteeism
- ↓ vs CA 18.1% · index 39 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 0.9pp higher vs 2023
- Suspension rate
- ↑ vs CA 3.6% · index 54 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 0.3pp higher vs 2023
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ShowHide table 02 — By grade & subgroup
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 0% | 18% | 18% | 64% | 18% | −28 |
| Grade 11 | 49 | 2% | 12% | 33% | 53% | 14% | −34 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 0% | 0% | 18% | 82% | 0% | −32 |
| Grade 11 | 49 | 0% | 0% | 8% | 92% | 0% | −24 |
We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolwide | 26 | 0% | 15% | 62% | 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 | 44 | 13.6% | +3 | −25 |
| White | 22 | 13.6% | +3 | −48 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 22 | 13.6% | +2 | −25 |
03Nearest middle schoolssorted by Scope Score · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = one school's returning cohort tracked across grades (mostly, not exactly, the same kids), in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Grade gap | Cohort growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter ← | — | 17 | 0.0% | 9.1% | — | — | 2.7% |
| Anna McKenney Intermediate | 1.3 mi | 20 | 5.4% | 23.6% | +5.4pp | — | 9.9% |
| Gray Avenue Middle | 2.2 mi | 5 | 3.5% | 14.2% | −3.9pp | — | 13.6% |
| California average | — | 39 | 17.2% | 40.0% | +1.5pp | — | 3.6% |
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
ShowHide table 04 — More measures
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Grade gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 16 | 46 | #13 | 0.0% | 7.7% | 20.9% | 3.6% | — |
| 2022 | 15 | 17 | #24 | 0.0% | 3.3% | 30.3% | 1.9% | — |
| 2023 | 17 | 31 | #20 | 0.0% | 12.5% | 25.5% | 2.5% | — |
| 2025 | 17 | 16 | #26 | 0.0% | 9.1% | 26.3% | 2.7% | — |
Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
What we can't show
- — This school's rank and percentile are computed against California alternative middle schools, not California's comprehensive campuses — see the Enrollment Axiom at /methodology#peer-class.
- — Growth data isn't available — the state needs matched grades across years to compute it.
- — Scored here as a middle school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
- — Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 25 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
ShowHide table 05 — Climate by student group
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 28.7% | 35.2% | +6.5pp |
| Male | 33.9% | 38.8% | +4.9pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 27.0% | 40.2% | +13.2pp |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 13.3% | 16.7% | +3.4pp |
| Two or More Races | 36.1% | 28.6% | -7.5pp |
| White | 35.9% | 40.2% | +4.3pp |
| Students with Disabilities | 33.3% | 38.0% | +4.7pp |
| English Learners | 27.3% | 33.3% | +6.0pp |
| Homeless | 8.3% | 42.9% | +34.6pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 33.0% | 38.9% | +5.9pp |
| All Students | 31.4% | 36.7% | +5.3pp |
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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,177 middle schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-09-18
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