How does Albany Middle compare to other middle schools in Albany?

Albany Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 63.2/100, placing it at the 91st percentile statewide. 43% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,773 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Albany Middle?

43.1% of students at Albany Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 72.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Albany Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Albany Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 2.4 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 Albany Middle?

9.7% of students at Albany 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.

Albany Middle

Middle School

Albany City Unified AlbanyAlameda County94706

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Solid Base

A solid, reliable choice — most students meet proficiency standards consistently.

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

827 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

19:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

30%

Teachers

43 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+10.1 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+10.9 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

50.8%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 63 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic16.6%

White25.6%

Asian31.0%

Black4.6%

Other22.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Albany Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	43.1%
Met Standard	29.4%
Below Standard	27.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "73% proficient" for Albany Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

43.1% of students exceeded standard while 29.4% met it. That exceeded rate is 25.8 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's near the Albany City Unified district average of 44.9%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 41.6% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 2.4 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 year-over-year. 50.8% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 9.7%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

43.1%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

72.5%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-2.4pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

9.7%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.4%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,773

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
6th	324	42.0%	37.6%	14.8%	5.6%	79.6%
7th	291	42.3%	37.1%	12.0%	8.6%	79.4%
8th	273	35.5%	38.8%	16.1%	9.5%	74.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	323	47.7%	19.8%	22.6%	9.9%	67.5%
7th	293	44.0%	22.2%	21.8%	11.9%	66.2%
8th	269	47.2%	20.8%	19.0%	13.0%	68.0%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Ocean View Elementary

55.877th pctile

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Middle

Albany Middle

63.291st pctile

This school

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High School

Albany High

80.798th pctile

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