Math
6%Grades 6 & 8 · Proficient or Advanced
Public middle school
Betty Reid Soskin Middle
A closer look at learning, opportunity and fit.
14% of tested students are Proficient or Advanced in English and 6% in math. Explore the evidence alongside the opportunities your child would use.
Data sources · Methodology · State tests: 2025
Contact
Phone(510) 231-1447
DistrictWest Contra Costa Unified
PrincipalJason Lau
Grades6-8
Enrollment372 students
English
14%Grades 6 & 8 · Proficient or Advanced
Students
372Total enrollment
Chronic absence
—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 | 18% | 38% |
| 2022 | 16% | 33% |
| 2023 | 9% | 17% |
| 2024 | 7% | 20% |
| 2025 | 6% | 14% |
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
1%ProficientStandard Met
5%DevelopingStandard Nearly Met
16%MinimalStandard Not Met
79%AdvancedStandard Exceeded
3%ProficientStandard Met
10%DevelopingStandard Nearly Met
22%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
Is it getting better · CAASPP 2022 to 2025
Slipped from the 25th to the 6th percentile since 2022.
A missing score is not a judgment, and it is not a claim about what the state published. It means the composite a Scope Score, band and rank are all built from isn't on file for this school this year — the honest move is to say so, and to show whatever results are on file rather than guess at a number.
Percentile among 2,177 middle schools statewide
ELARed(Declined)MathRed(Maintained)
ShowHide the by-grade tables, year by year
ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | — | 37% | 24% | — | — |
| Grade 7 | 35% | 29% | 15% | 22% | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 38% | 29% | 11% | 20% | 14% |
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | — | 23% | 10% | — | — |
| Grade 7 | 23% | 10% | 5% | 14% | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 18% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% |
Where students land · CAASPP 2024–25
Where its students land
ELA19% met or exceeded
Exceeded 5%Met 14%Nearly Met 21%Not Met 59%
Math12% met or exceeded
Exceeded 5%Met 7%Nearly Met 19%Not Met 69%
Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met
California middle schools · average17% exceeded · 40% met or exceeded
California’s growth results and student groups
State growth model · CDE growth model 2024–25
California's own growth model places it near the 1st percentile of middle schools.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
California runs its own growth model — it follows individual children in grades 4 through 8 and compares each one against a prediction from their own prior scores. On that measure this school sits well below the middle of California middle schools in reading and math together. We show it; we don't score it.
— pts vs expected is scale-score points above or below what California's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores. It is not a percentage and not a percent of anything. A typical California middle school lands at −1 in reading, and the middle half of them fall between −8 and +6 — the spread is wide, so read the rank, not the sign. CDE blends two consecutive years into each published figure, so adjacent years share input data and no year-over-year trend can honestly be drawn from them. It covers grades 4-8 only, and it is not part of the Scope Score — we assessed it and left it out: it tracks school demographics roughly three times as strongly as our own growth measure does, and one published year is not enough to test how stable it is.
California's growth model, ranked against the schools it scores
State model · readingmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, reading: −28 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 1st percentile of 7,519 reported schools.1st pctile · −28 pts
State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, math: −28 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 2nd percentile of 7,518 reported schools.2nd pctile · −28 pts
this school| the tick is the middle of the California field
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 Betty Reid Soskin Middle in El Sobrante, 15.4% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 23.3% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Betty Reid Soskin Middle trails its district average for low-income students by 7.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (9.2% Math proficient); Hispanic students (11.2% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 16.5 percentage points for black students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 231 students tested.
Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 23 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
Met or exceeded · reading and math combined
All students at this school: 16% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 16%, district —, state 40%16%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 12%, district 20%, state 32%12% · −3 vs school
MaleMale: this school 17%, district 28%, state 42%17% · +1 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 9%, district 18%, state 32%9% · −7 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 14%, district 31%, state 44%14% · −2 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 2%, district 5%, state 11%2% · −13 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: this school 2%, district 17%, state 26%2% · −14 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 27%, district 50%, state 72%27% · +11 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 2%, district 9%, state 15%2% · −13 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 26%, district 50%, state 56%26% · +11 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 50%, district 56%, state 56%50% · +34 vs school
5 of 16 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.
this school district, same group California, same group
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Student-group results by grade
Results compare different grade groups in the same year, relative to the lowest tested grade. They do not track the same children over time. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
ShowHide California's growth model by student group
The state's growth model, by student group
California follows these children individually and predicts each one's score from their own prior year. Each row is read against the same group at a typical California middle school — not against zero, and not against this school's all-students figure, because the state's expectation already differs by group.
Reading
Low-income students202 studentsLow-income students, reading: −32 scale-score points versus expectation, against −3 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 202 students.−32 pts · −29 vs typical
English Only151 studentsEnglish Only, reading: −32 scale-score points versus expectation, against 0 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 151 students.−32 pts · −32 vs typical
Hispanic or Latino students133 studentsHispanic or Latino students, reading: −28 scale-score points versus expectation, against −2 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 133 students.−28 pts · −26 vs typical
English Learner105 studentsEnglish Learner, reading: −20 scale-score points versus expectation, against −5 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 105 students.−20 pts · −15 vs typical
English learners only57 studentsEnglish learners only, reading: −28 scale-score points versus expectation, against −15 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 57 students.−28 pts · −13 vs typical
Math
Low-income students203 studentsLow-income students, math: −30 scale-score points versus expectation, against −5 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 203 students.−30 pts · −25 vs typical
English Only151 studentsEnglish Only, math: −31 scale-score points versus expectation, against −3 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 151 students.−31 pts · −28 vs typical
Hispanic or Latino students135 studentsHispanic or Latino students, math: −26 scale-score points versus expectation, against −6 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 135 students.−26 pts · −20 vs typical
English Learner106 studentsEnglish Learner, math: −24 scale-score points versus expectation, against −3 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 106 students.−24 pts · −21 vs typical
English learners only59 studentsEnglish learners only, math: −19 scale-score points versus expectation, against −5 for the same group at a typical California middle school, 59 students.−19 pts · −14 vs typical
this school typical California middle school, same group| the centre tick is 0 = as predicted
— 3 more groups are reported here with between 11 and 29 students. We hold those back on purpose: at that size the figure swings about 17 points on its own, and a quarter of such groups land past the state's top or bottom cut point by chance alone. They are listed with their student counts in the data appendix. — A group not listed at all had fewer than 11 students with a growth score, so California published nothing for it here. That is a privacy protection, not a judgment about those students. — Context only. None of this enters the Scope Score.
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 19 students for every teacher here.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Students per teacher19 · district 23
Teaching staff23 teachers
Avg. experience10.0 years
Fully credentialed71%
First-year teachers4%
Intern / emergency permit6.3%
PrincipalJason Lau
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Teacher salary schedule$58,573 – $119,395
Principal salary$139,320 – $164,698
Superintendent salary$315,895
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
Resources & neighborhood
What sits behind the school experience?
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What gets spent · FY 2024–25
It spends $7,299 per student, less 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.
$800 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $7,299, CA average $14,491$7,299 · spent at this school
Federal share$800 per student
District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,102 per student
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction 55%Instruction support 12%Student services 11%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 5%
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
ShowHide the district's spending year by year
district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$15,242 per pupil
2019$13,839 per pupil
2018$14,231 per pupil
2017$12,364 per pupil
2016$11,254 per pupil
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood · ACS 2024
More than half of students here qualify for free or reduced lunch, versus three in five statewide.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Worth knowing
At 372 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California middle school (≈860).
On the state's science test (CAST), 9% 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 Latino48.1% · district 58.5% · CA 56.1%
White5.7% · district 9.2% · CA 19.9%
Asian15.1% · district 10.0% · CA 10.2%
Black16.7% · district 10.6% · CA 4.8%
Other14.5% · district 11.7% · CA 9.0%
Free or reduced lunch55.4% · CA 64%
Median income$118K · CA $85K
Median home value$784K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+42% · CA 35%
ZIP population27,659
Median age42 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Culture & philosophy
What is the school’s approach?
School-stated approach · questions for your visit
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What are the alternatives?
Compare schools serving the same grade stage. Private schools have no comparable state-test score.
2025 · middle schools · combined reading and math measures. Percentiles compare schools within their enrollment group.
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| School | Type | Performance band | Advanced | Proficient or Advanced | Distance | Select |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betty Reid Soskin Middle | Public | Not available | — | — | School being viewed |
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District information →Schools across the K–12 journey
Elementary · K–5
Bayview ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 16/100
Murphy ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 16/100
Olinda ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 41/100
Sheldon ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 26/100
Valley View ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 24/100
Highland ElementaryPublished boundary overlapScope Score 13/100
Riverside ElementaryAlternative · verify enrollment routeScope Score 21/100
Middle · 6–8
High school · 9–12
The road from this school ends at De Anza High, which sent 19 graduates to UC campuses last fall and teaches 11 AP subjects. Those numbers describe past cohorts — a child starting here today would reach De Anza High around 2031, and 6 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 61% of De Anza High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.
19 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 11 AP subjects taught → full record on De Anza High's page
Source: UC & College Board
Source: sabs_2016. Schools are grouped by grade stage. Nearby schools are not confirmed feeder links or address assignments. Verify the current path and eligibility with the district.
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Worth a school visit
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Behind the evidence
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How the Scope Score is calculated
On a narrow screen, scroll the table sideways to see the state comparison and weights.
A closer look at the evidence
Betty Reid Soskin Middle: reading the evidence
Betty Reid Soskin is a middle school in El Sobrante. We publish no Scope Score, band or rank for it this year — the composite they are all built from isn't on file. Here's what we can show.
Subject proficiency describes tested students, while graduation describes a graduating cohort. These figures are not successive stages followed by the same students.
Explore the underlying data →SchoolScope scores and verdicts are our interpretation of public California Department of Education data — independent analysis, not an official rating. How we analyze · Request a correction