How does Eleanor J. Toll Middle compare to other middle schools in Glendale?

Eleanor J. Toll Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 45.3/100, placing it at the 60th percentile statewide. 23% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,770 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Eleanor J. Toll Middle?

23.2% of students at Eleanor J. Toll Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 46.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Eleanor J. Toll Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Eleanor J. Toll Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 5.7 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 Eleanor J. Toll Middle?

16.0% of students at Eleanor J. Toll 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.

Eleanor J. Toll Middle

Middle School

Glendale Unified GlendaleLos Angeles County91202

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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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

1,349 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

56%

Teachers

60 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

+2.7 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+15.5 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

29.1%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 381 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic14.7%

White74.5%

Asian4.7%

Black0.9%

Other5.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Eleanor J. Toll Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	23.2%
Met Standard	23.5%
Below Standard	53.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "47% proficient" for Eleanor J. Toll Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

23.2% of students exceeded standard while 23.5% met it. That exceeded rate is 5.9 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 7.8 points below the Glendale Unified district average of 31.0%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 4.4 points higher (vs 18.8% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 5.7 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 maintained and Math increased significantly year-over-year. 29.1% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 16.0%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

23.2%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

46.8%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-5.7pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

16.0%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

6.4%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,770

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	353	20.1%	30.0%	23.5%	26.4%	50.1%
7th	553	20.6%	30.7%	21.2%	27.5%	51.4%
8th	491	20.0%	30.4%	22.4%	27.3%	50.3%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	346	30.4%	19.9%	22.5%	27.2%	50.3%
7th	547	23.8%	15.9%	26.5%	33.8%	39.7%
8th	480	24.6%	14.2%	21.9%	39.4%	38.8%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Benjamin Franklin Elementary

66.791st pctile

Mark Keppel Elementary

56.177th pctile

Thomas Jefferson Elementary

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Middle

Eleanor J. Toll Middle

45.360th pctile

This school

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High School

Herbert Hoover High

58.070th pctile

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