How does Denair Middle compare to other middle schools in Denair?

Denair Middle has a Scope Score of 35.8/100, ranked #1202 among California middle schools. 6% of students exceed standard, with a total of 568 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Denair Middle?

5.9% of students at Denair Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 28.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Denair Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Denair Middle's proficiency rate increases by 3.5 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 Denair Middle?

21.5% of students at Denair 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.

Denair Middle

Middle School

Denair Unified DenairStanislaus County95316

📍 3701 Lester Road

Scope Score

out of 100

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.

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

284 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

70%

Teachers

14 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+28.9 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+4.7 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

36.5%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 63 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic55.3%

White37.3%

Black0.7%

Other6.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Denair Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	5.9%
Met Standard	22.6%
Below Standard	71.5%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Growth (G6→G8): +3.5pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

✓Suspension rate: 3.2%

0.9pp below state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 5.9%

11.4pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 28.5%

11.0pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 21.5%

2.2pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 28.5%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

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 "29% proficient" for Denair Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

5.9% of students exceeded standard while 22.6% met it. That exceeded rate is 11.4 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's near the Denair Unified district average of 6.2%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 12.8% exceeded — 6.9 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 3.5 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 increased significantly and Math increased year-over-year. 36.5% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 21.5%, 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

5.9%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

28.5%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+3.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

21.5%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

3.2%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

568

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	94	6.4%	27.7%	31.9%	34.0%	34.0%
7th	92	7.6%	31.5%	27.2%	33.7%	39.1%
8th	98	10.2%	29.6%	31.6%	28.6%	39.8%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	94	4.3%	13.8%	27.7%	54.3%	18.1%
7th	92	1.1%	19.6%	20.6%	58.7%	20.6%
8th	98	6.1%	13.3%	27.6%	53.1%	19.4%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Denair Elementary Charter Acad…Charter

33.0# in state

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Middle

Denair Middle

35.8# in state

This school

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High School

Denair High

52.7# in state

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