How does Barbara Spratling Middle compare to other middle schools in Hughson?

Barbara Spratling Middle has a Scope Score of 45.4/100, ranked #973 among California middle schools. 10% of students exceed standard, with a total of 467 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Barbara Spratling Middle?

10.5% of students at Barbara Spratling Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 31.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Barbara Spratling Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Barbara Spratling Middle's proficiency rate increases by 28.0 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Barbara Spratling Middle?

20.4% of students at Barbara Spratling 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 the Scope Score.

Barbara Spratling Middle

Middle School

Keyes Union HughsonStanislaus County95326

📍 5277 Washington Road

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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On the Rise

On an upward trajectory — scores are improving faster than average. Worth a closer look.

Scope 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

231 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

19:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

90%

Teachers

12 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

-2.7 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+11.4 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

33.8%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 71 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic84.8%

White6.9%

Asian5.6%

Black0.4%

Other2.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Barbara Spratling Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	10.5%
Met Standard	20.5%
Below Standard	69.0%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Growth (G6→G8): +28.0pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 10.5%

6.8pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 31.0%

8.5pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 20.4%

1.1pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 31.0%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 11.9%

7.8pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "31% proficient" for Barbara Spratling Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

10.5% of students exceeded standard while 20.5% met it. That exceeded rate is 6.8 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 4.7 points below the Keyes Union district average of 15.1%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 28.0 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance maintained and Math increased year-over-year. 33.8% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 20.4%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

10.5%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

31.0%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+28.0pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

20.4%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

11.9%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

467

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

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	73	5.5%	16.4%	24.7%	53.4%	21.9%
7th	77	7.8%	26.0%	23.4%	42.9%	33.8%
8th	82	18.3%	34.1%	24.4%	23.2%	52.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	76	9.2%	9.2%	23.7%	57.9%	18.4%
7th	77	1.3%	14.3%	29.9%	54.5%	15.6%
8th	82	20.7%	23.2%	20.7%	35.4%	43.9%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Keyes Elementary

44.3# in state

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Middle

Barbara Spratling Middle

45.4# in state

This school

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High School

Keyes to Learning CharterCharter

59.5# in state

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