How does Gladstone Middle compare to other middle schools in Covina?

Gladstone Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 33.5/100, placing it at the 24th percentile statewide. 7% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,606 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Gladstone Middle?

7.0% of students at Gladstone Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 25.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Gladstone Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Gladstone Middle's proficiency rate increases by 4.9 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 Gladstone Middle?

23.7% of students at Gladstone 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.

Gladstone Middle

Middle School

Azusa Unified CovinaLos Angeles County91722

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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On the Rise

On an upward trajectory — scores are improving faster than average. Worth a closer look.

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

1,420 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

90%

Teachers

58 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+5.7 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+6.7 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

17.0%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 283 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic90.6%

White3.2%

Asian1.6%

Black0.7%

Other3.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Gladstone Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	7.0%
Met Standard	18.8%
Below Standard	74.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "26% proficient" for Gladstone Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

7.0% of students exceeded standard while 18.8% met it. That exceeded rate is 10.4 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 3.0 points below the Azusa Unified district average of 10.0%. The 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.5% exceeded — 12.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 4.9 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 and Math increased year-over-year. 17.0% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 23.7%, above 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