How does Crystal Middle compare to other middle schools in Suisun City?

Crystal Middle has a Scope Score of 24.6/100, ranked #1454 among California middle schools. 7% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,431 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Crystal Middle?

6.9% of students at Crystal Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 21.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Crystal Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Crystal Middle's proficiency rate increases by 2.9 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 Crystal Middle?

39.1% of students at Crystal 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.

Crystal Middle

Middle School

Fairfield-Suisun Unified Suisun CitySolano County94585

📍 400 Whispering Bay Lane

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

629 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

72%

Teachers

29 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-3.8 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-7.6 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

9.4%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 96 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic49.9%

White5.6%

Asian5.1%

Black18.4%

Other21.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Crystal Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	6.9%
Met Standard	14.0%
Below Standard	79.0%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Growth (G6→G8): +2.9pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 6.9%

10.4pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 21.0%

18.5pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 39.1%

19.8pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 21.0%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 7.8%

3.7pp 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 "21% proficient" for Crystal Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

6.9% of students exceeded standard while 14.0% met it. That exceeded rate is 10.4 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 5.9 points below the Fairfield-Suisun Unified district average of 12.8%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 3.1 points higher (vs 3.9% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 2.9 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 declined and Math declined year-over-year. 9.4% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 39.1%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

6.9%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

21.0%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+2.9pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

39.1%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

7.8%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,431

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	214	7.0%	18.7%	25.2%	49.1%	25.7%
7th	258	9.3%	20.2%	28.7%	41.9%	29.5%
8th	245	7.8%	22.0%	30.2%	40.0%	29.8%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	213	2.8%	9.4%	18.8%	69.0%	12.2%
7th	256	7.8%	7.0%	26.2%	59.0%	14.8%
8th	245	6.9%	6.9%	18.0%	68.2%	13.9%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Dan O. Root Elementary

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Middle

Crystal Middle

24.6# in state

This school

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High School

Armijo High

32.8# in state

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