How does Gavilan View Middle compare to other middle schools in Salinas?

Gavilan View Middle has a Scope Score of 33.5/100, ranked #1258 among California middle schools. 6% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,100 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Gavilan View Middle?

5.8% of students at Gavilan View Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 24.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Gavilan View Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Gavilan View Middle's proficiency rate increases by 1.1 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 Gavilan View Middle?

13.0% of students at Gavilan View 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.

Gavilan View Middle

Middle School

Santa Rita Union Elementary SalinasMonterey County93906

📍 18250 Van Buren 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

568 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

77%

Teachers

29 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+18.7 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+19.7 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

15.4%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 208 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic91.0%

White4.8%

Asian0.9%

Black0.2%

Other3.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Gavilan View Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	5.8%
Met Standard	19.1%
Below Standard	75.1%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Growth (G6→G8): +1.1pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 13.0%

6.3pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 5.8%

11.5pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 24.9%

14.6pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 24.9%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 7.0%

2.9pp 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 "25% proficient" for Gavilan View Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

5.8% of students exceeded standard while 19.1% met it. That exceeded rate is 11.5 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's near the Santa Rita Union Elementary district average of 6.9%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 5.8% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 1.1 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. 15.4% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 13.0%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

5.8%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

24.9%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+1.1pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

13.0%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

7.0%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,100

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	174	5.8%	28.7%	23.6%	42.0%	34.5%
7th	189	6.9%	23.3%	33.3%	36.5%	30.2%
8th	184	9.2%	27.2%	28.3%	35.3%	36.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	176	5.7%	10.8%	25.0%	58.5%	16.5%
7th	192	3.1%	12.0%	28.6%	56.3%	15.1%
8th	185	4.3%	12.4%	28.1%	55.1%	16.8%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

New Republic Elementary

46.5# in state

Santa Rita Elementary

25.6# in state

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Middle

Gavilan View Middle

33.5# 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.