How does Clement Middle compare to other middle schools in Redlands?

Clement Middle has a Scope Score of 51.5/100, ranked #817 among California middle schools. 17% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,898 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Clement Middle?

16.5% of students at Clement Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 37.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Clement Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Clement Middle's proficiency rate increases by 6.5 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 Clement Middle?

22.8% of students at Clement 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.

Clement Middle

Middle School

Redlands Unified RedlandsSan Bernardino County92374

📍 501 East Pennsylvania Avenue

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

📈

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

973 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

18:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

71%

Teachers

55 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-8.6 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-4.7 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

34.4%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 64 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic63.2%

White17.2%

Asian6.7%

Black6.5%

Other6.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Clement Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	16.5%
Met Standard	21.4%
Below Standard	62.1%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Growth (G6→G8): +6.5pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 16.5%

0.8pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 37.9%

1.6pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 22.8%

3.5pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 37.9%

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 "38% proficient" for Clement Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

16.5% of students exceeded standard while 21.4% met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 17.3%. That's 4.7 points below the Redlands Unified district average of 21.2%. The 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.1% exceeded — 2.6 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 6.5 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 declined and Math declined year-over-year. 34.4% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 22.8%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

16.5%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

37.9%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+6.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

22.8%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

6.9%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,898

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	336	19.6%	27.7%	21.4%	31.3%	47.3%
7th	307	12.7%	29.6%	17.6%	40.1%	42.4%
8th	299	21.4%	30.8%	24.8%	23.1%	52.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	337	14.2%	12.8%	26.7%	46.3%	27.0%
7th	312	10.6%	12.8%	24.0%	52.6%	23.4%
8th	307	20.5%	14.7%	29.3%	35.5%	35.2%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Judson & Brown Elementary

Also serves area

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Middle

Clement Middle

51.5# in state

This school

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High School

Redlands East Valley High

60.2# in state

Also serves area

Citrus Valley High

66.2# in state

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