How does Adaline E. Kent Middle compare to other middle schools in Kentfield?

Adaline E. Kent Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 66.0/100, placing it at the 94th percentile statewide. 52% of students exceed standard, with a total of 750 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Adaline E. Kent Middle?

52.3% of students at Adaline E. Kent Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 78.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Adaline E. Kent Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Adaline E. Kent Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 13.5 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Adaline E. Kent Middle?

5.3% of students at Adaline E. Kent Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Adaline E. Kent Middle

Middle School

Kentfield Elementary KentfieldMarin County94904

📍 800 College Avenue

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

513 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

15:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

12%

Teachers

34 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+10.5 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+18.5 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

22.6%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 31 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic16.4%

White63.9%

Asian3.7%

Black1.2%

Other14.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Adaline E. Kent Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	52.3%
Met Standard	26.3%
Below Standard	21.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "79% proficient" for Adaline E. Kent Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

52.3% of students exceeded standard while 26.3% met it. That exceeded rate is 35.0 points above the state average of 17.3%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 20.1 points higher (vs 32.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 13.5 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased significantly year-over-year. 22.6% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 5.3%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

52.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

78.6%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-13.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

5.3%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.4%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

750

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
5th	99	53.5%	31.3%	9.1%	6.1%	84.8%
6th	109	67.9%	18.4%	9.2%	4.6%	86.2%
7th	135	46.7%	37.0%	9.6%	6.7%	83.7%
8th	132	34.9%	37.9%	16.7%	10.6%	72.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
5th	98	52.0%	24.5%	12.2%	11.2%	76.5%
6th	108	63.9%	18.5%	7.4%	10.2%	82.4%
7th	134	54.5%	23.1%	10.4%	11.9%	77.6%
8th	132	46.2%	22.7%	17.4%	13.6%	68.9%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Anthony G. Bacich Elementary

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Middle

Adaline E. Kent Middle

66.094th pctile

This school

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High School

No feeder data available for this level

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.