How does Edendale Middle compare to other middle schools in San Lorenzo?

Edendale Middle has a Scope Score of 15.2/100, ranked #1611 among California middle schools. 2% of students exceed standard, with a total of 908 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Edendale Middle?

2.3% of students at Edendale Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 9.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Edendale Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Edendale Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 7.5 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Edendale Middle?

20.6% of students at Edendale 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.

Edendale Middle

Middle School

San Lorenzo Unified San LorenzoAlameda County94580

📍 16160 Ashland Avenue

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

462 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

18:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

86%

Teachers

25 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-14.0 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-7.4 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

20.8%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 187 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic65.4%

White1.7%

Asian7.4%

Black16.4%

Other9.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Edendale Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	2.3%
Met Standard	7.6%
Below Standard	90.1%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Suspension rate: 3.4%

0.7pp below state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 2.3%

15.0pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 9.9%

29.6pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Growth (G6→G8): -7.5pp

Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 20.6%

1.3pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 9.9%

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 "10% proficient" for Edendale Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

2.3% of students exceeded standard while 7.6% met it. That exceeded rate is 15.0 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 7.5 points below the San Lorenzo Unified district average of 9.8%. The 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.4% exceeded — 8.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 7.5 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance declined and Math declined year-over-year. 20.8% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 20.6%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

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