How does Crittenden Middle compare to other middle schools in Mountain View?

Crittenden Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 57.6/100, placing it at the 86th percentile statewide. 38% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,223 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Crittenden Middle?

37.9% of students at Crittenden Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 59.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Crittenden Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Crittenden Middle's proficiency rate increases by 4.9 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 Crittenden Middle?

13.2% of students at Crittenden 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.

Crittenden Middle

Middle School

Mountain View Whisman Mountain ViewSanta Clara County94043

📍 1701 Rock Street

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

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.

Composite 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

582 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

18:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

23%

Teachers

33 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+12.4 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+4.0 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

20.5%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 78 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic39.5%

White25.3%

Asian14.6%

Black2.4%

Other18.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Crittenden Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	37.9%
Met Standard	22.1%
Below Standard	40.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "60% proficient" for Crittenden Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

37.9% of students exceeded standard while 22.1% met it. That exceeded rate is 20.5 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 3.2 points below the Mountain View Whisman district average of 41.1%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 52.4% exceeded — 14.6 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 4.9 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 increased and Math increased year-over-year. 20.5% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 13.2%, 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

59.9%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+4.9pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

13.2%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

4.9%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,223

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	193	37.8%	26.4%	17.1%	18.6%	64.3%
7th	206	34.5%	30.6%	13.1%	21.8%	65.0%
8th	208	34.6%	31.7%	17.3%	16.4%	66.3%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	198	39.9%	11.1%	17.7%	31.3%	51.0%
7th	207	37.2%	16.9%	17.4%	28.5%	54.1%
8th	211	43.1%	15.6%	12.3%	28.9%	58.8%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Stevenson Elementary

74.498th pctile

Gabriela Mistral Elementary

56.177th pctile

Theuerkauf Elementary

49.364th pctile

Monta Loma Elementary

48.562nd pctile

Also serves area

Amy Imai Elementary

76.499th pctile

Edith Landels Elementary

65.490th pctile

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Middle

Crittenden Middle

57.686th pctile

This school

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High School

No feeder data available for this level

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