How does Centerville Middle compare to other middle schools in Fremont?

Centerville Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 55.3/100, placing it at the 82nd percentile statewide. 38% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,808 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Centerville Middle?

37.9% of students at Centerville Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 60.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Centerville Middle improving or declining?

Centerville Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 1.6 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Centerville Middle?

12.1% of students at Centerville 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.

Centerville Middle

Middle School

Fremont Unified FremontAlameda County94536

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment

1,451 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

30%

Teachers

63 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+4.9 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+10.3 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

19.5%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 241 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic22.5%

White13.4%

Asian51.0%

Black2.2%

Other11.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Centerville Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	37.9%
Met Standard	23.0%
Below Standard	39.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "61% proficient" for Centerville Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

37.9% of students exceeded standard while 23.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 20.5 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 8.3 points below the Fremont Unified district average of 46.2%. The 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 39.9% exceeded — 2.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 1.6 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. 19.5% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 12.1%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

37.9%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

60.9%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-1.6pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

12.1%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

7.3%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,808

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	481	35.3%	29.1%	16.0%	19.5%	64.5%
7th	484	33.3%	33.9%	13.8%	19.0%	67.2%
8th	436	35.8%	28.2%	15.6%	20.4%	64.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	478	39.8%	18.4%	16.7%	25.1%	58.2%
7th	490	40.0%	16.1%	17.8%	26.1%	56.1%
8th	439	43.0%	12.3%	15.5%	29.2%	55.4%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

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Tom Maloney Elementary

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Vallejo Mill Elementary

50.066th pctile

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Middle

Centerville Middle

55.382nd pctile

This school

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High School

Washington High

70.792nd pctile

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