How does Edna Hill Middle compare to other middle schools in Brentwood?

Edna Hill Middle has a Scope Score of 59.8/100, ranked #618 among California middle schools. 21% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,001 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Edna Hill Middle?

21.3% of students at Edna Hill Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 50.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Edna Hill Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Edna Hill Middle's proficiency rate increases by 1.8 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 Edna Hill Middle?

18.2% of students at Edna Hill 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.

Edna Hill Middle

Middle School

Brentwood Union BrentwoodContra Costa County94513

📍 140 Birch Street

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

998 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

25%

Teachers

46 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+21.2 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+15.9 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

42.4%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 85 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic41.2%

White27.4%

Asian5.0%

Black8.3%

Other18.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Edna Hill Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	21.3%
Met Standard	28.7%
Below Standard	50.0%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Exceeded standard: 21.3%

3.9pp above state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

✓Met or exceeded: 50.0%

10.5pp above state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

✓Growth (G6→G8): +1.8pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 18.2%

1.1pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 50.0%

Above state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

Holding Back

▼Suspension rate: 6.7%

2.6pp 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 "50% proficient" for Edna Hill Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

21.3% of students exceeded standard while 28.7% met it. That exceeded rate is 3.9 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 2.5 points below the Brentwood Union district average of 23.8%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 7.5 points higher (vs 13.8% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 1.8 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 significantly year-over-year. 42.4% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 18.2%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

21.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

50.0%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+1.8pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

18.2%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

6.7%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,001

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	350	25.7%	30.9%	25.4%	18.0%	56.6%
7th	327	13.2%	39.8%	23.6%	23.6%	52.9%
8th	320	18.4%	38.1%	23.8%	19.7%	56.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	356	23.3%	19.9%	28.4%	28.4%	43.3%
7th	326	20.3%	23.6%	23.3%	32.8%	43.9%
8th	322	26.7%	20.2%	25.5%	27.6%	46.9%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Mary Casey Black Elementary

48.7# in state

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Middle

Edna Hill Middle

59.8# in state

This school

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High School

No feeder data available for this level

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