How does Glen Edwards Middle compare to other middle schools in Lincoln?

Glen Edwards Middle has a Scope Score of 53.3/100, ranked #775 among California middle schools. 15% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,560 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Glen Edwards Middle?

14.8% of students at Glen Edwards Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 36.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Glen Edwards Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Glen Edwards Middle's proficiency rate increases by 7.0 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 Glen Edwards Middle?

16.3% of students at Glen Edwards 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.

Glen Edwards Middle

Middle School

Western Placer Unified LincolnPlacer County95648

📍 204 L Street

Scope Score

out of 100

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.

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

798 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

43%

Teachers

37 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-3.1 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-3.6 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

25.6%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 78 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic44.4%

White43.4%

Asian2.4%

Black2.1%

Other7.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Glen Edwards Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	14.8%
Met Standard	21.4%
Below Standard	63.9%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Growth (G6→G8): +7.0pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 16.3%

3.0pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 14.8%

2.6pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 36.1%

3.4pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 36.1%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 5.9%

1.8pp 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 "36% proficient" for Glen Edwards Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

14.8% of students exceeded standard while 21.4% met it. That exceeded rate is 2.6 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 5.8 points below the Western Placer Unified district average of 20.5%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 7.0 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 declined and Math declined year-over-year. 25.6% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 16.3%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

14.8%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

36.1%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+7.0pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

16.3%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

5.9%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,560

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	279	12.5%	21.1%	28.0%	38.4%	33.7%
7th	264	18.9%	33.7%	23.5%	23.9%	52.6%
8th	234	12.4%	29.1%	27.8%	30.8%	41.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	281	11.0%	16.0%	29.9%	43.1%	27.1%
7th	265	15.8%	12.8%	30.2%	41.1%	28.7%
8th	237	17.7%	15.6%	32.5%	34.2%	33.3%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

First Street Elementary

60.3# in state

Foskett Ranch Elementary

58.2# in state

Creekside Oaks Elementary

51.9# in state

Carlin C. Coppin Elementary

Also serves area

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Middle

Glen Edwards Middle

53.3# in state

This school

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High School

Lincoln High

63.6# in state

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