How does East Avenue Middle compare to other middle schools in Livermore?

East Avenue Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 52.1/100, placing it at the 77th percentile statewide. 26% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,142 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at East Avenue Middle?

26.4% of students at East Avenue Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 51.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is East Avenue Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, East Avenue Middle's proficiency rate increases by 6.3 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 East Avenue Middle?

11.1% of students at East Avenue 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.

East Avenue Middle

Middle School

Livermore Valley Joint Unified LivermoreAlameda County94550

📍 3951 East Avenue

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Growth Engine

A growth engine — students gain measurably more here than at peer schools.

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

560 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

24%

Teachers

25 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+5.4 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

+1.1 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

14.7%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 68 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic35.4%

White42.1%

Asian6.6%

Black3.4%

Other12.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for East Avenue Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	26.4%
Met Standard	25.1%
Below Standard	48.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "51% proficient" for East Avenue Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

26.4% of students exceeded standard while 25.1% met it. That exceeded rate is 9.0 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 4.1 points below the Livermore Valley Joint Unified district average of 30.4%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 6.3 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 maintained year-over-year. 14.7% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.1%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

26.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

51.4%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+6.3pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

11.1%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

5.6%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,142

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	197	22.3%	31.5%	27.9%	18.3%	53.8%
7th	180	30.6%	36.1%	19.4%	13.9%	66.7%
8th	191	26.7%	38.2%	13.6%	21.5%	64.9%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	199	24.1%	14.1%	26.1%	35.7%	38.2%
7th	183	27.9%	17.5%	27.3%	27.3%	45.4%
8th	192	26.6%	13.0%	29.2%	31.3%	39.6%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

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72.296th pctile

Sunset Elementary

64.288th pctile

Rancho Las Positas Elementary

60.183rd pctile

Altamont Creek Elementary

59.682nd pctile

Jackson Avenue Elementary

56.377th pctile

Leo R. Croce Elementary

52.972nd pctile

Arroyo Seco Elementary

52.371st pctile

Marylin Avenue Elementary

42.746th pctile

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Middle

East Avenue Middle

52.177th pctile

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High School

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