How does Fernando Rivera Intermediate compare to other middle schools in Daly City?

Fernando Rivera Intermediate has a Scope Score of 63.3/100, ranked #537 among California middle schools. 18% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,149 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Fernando Rivera Intermediate?

17.7% of students at Fernando Rivera Intermediate exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 46.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Fernando Rivera Intermediate?

6.9% of students at Fernando Rivera Intermediate 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.

Fernando Rivera Intermediate

Q: Is Fernando Rivera Intermediate improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Fernando Rivera Intermediate's proficiency rate decreases by 2.5 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

Middle School

Jefferson Elementary Daly CitySan Mateo County94015

📍 1255 Southgate 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

515 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

37%

Teachers

23 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-14.3 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-3.7 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

34.8%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 113 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic23.7%

White2.7%

Asian32.6%

Black1.4%

Other39.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Fernando Rivera Intermediate
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	17.7%
Met Standard	29.0%
Below Standard	53.3%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Exceeded standard: 17.7%

0.4pp above state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

✓Met or exceeded: 46.7%

7.2pp above state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 6.9%

12.4pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 46.7%

Above state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

✓Suspension rate: 1.8%

2.3pp below state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Holding Back

▼Growth (G6→G8): -2.5pp

Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% 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 "47% proficient" for Fernando Rivera Intermediate and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

17.7% of students exceeded standard while 29.0% met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 17.3%. That's 5.5 points below the Jefferson Elementary district average of 23.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 19.0% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 2.5 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. 34.8% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 6.9%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

17.7%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

46.7%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-2.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

6.9%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.8%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,149

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	205	18.1%	36.1%	21.9%	23.9%	54.1%
7th	179	19.6%	37.4%	19.0%	24.0%	57.0%
8th	184	19.6%	34.8%	23.9%	21.7%	54.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	213	16.0%	23.0%	27.7%	33.3%	39.0%
7th	184	15.2%	26.6%	27.2%	31.0%	41.9%
8th	184	17.9%	15.8%	29.4%	37.0%	33.7%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Thomas Edison Elementary

73.5# in state

Daniel Webster Elementary

47.0# in state

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Middle

Fernando Rivera Intermediate

63.3# in state

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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.