How does Edgewood Middle compare to other middle schools in West Covina?

Edgewood Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 39.5/100, placing it at the 42nd percentile statewide. 10% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,173 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Edgewood Middle?

10.5% of students at Edgewood Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 28.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Edgewood Middle improving or declining?

Edgewood Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 5.0 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Edgewood Middle?

12.8% of students at Edgewood 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.

Edgewood Middle

Middle School

West Covina Unified West CovinaLos Angeles County91790

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment

593 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

69%

Teachers

30 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+9.9 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+9.5 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

8.3%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 60 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic81.8%

White2.7%

Asian8.9%

Black2.2%

Other4.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Edgewood Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	10.5%
Met Standard	18.3%
Below Standard	71.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "29% proficient" for Edgewood Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

10.5% of students exceeded standard while 18.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.9 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 10.2 points below the West Covina Unified district average of 20.7%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 12.0% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 5.0 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 increased and Math increased year-over-year. 8.3% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 12.8%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

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