How does Bohannon Middle compare to other middle schools in San Lorenzo?

Bohannon Middle has a Scope Score of 28.7/100, ranked #1356 among California middle schools. 8% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,143 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Bohannon Middle?

7.5% of students at Bohannon Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 28.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Bohannon Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Bohannon Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 8.1 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 Bohannon Middle?

19.6% of students at Bohannon 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.

Bohannon Middle

Middle School

San Lorenzo Unified San LorenzoAlameda County94580

📍 800 Bockman Road

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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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

626 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

77%

Teachers

30 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

-1.0 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+6.6 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

17.6%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 159 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic67.9%

White8.0%

Asian6.9%

Black5.6%

Other11.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Bohannon Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	7.5%
Met Standard	20.7%
Below Standard	71.8%

Score Factors

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 7.5%

9.8pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 28.2%

11.3pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Growth (G6→G8): -8.1pp

Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 19.6%

0.3pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 28.2%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 6.9%

2.8pp 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 "28% proficient" for Bohannon Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

7.5% of students exceeded standard while 20.7% met it. That exceeded rate is 9.8 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 2.2 points below the San Lorenzo Unified district average of 9.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 7.3% 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 8.1 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 maintained and Math increased year-over-year. 17.6% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 19.6%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

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