How does Grange Middle compare to other middle schools in Fairfield?

Grange Middle has a Scope Score of 20.1/100, ranked #1538 among California middle schools. 4% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,855 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Grange Middle?

4.2% of students at Grange Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 16.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Grange Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Grange Middle's proficiency rate increases by 4.8 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 Grange Middle?

32.5% of students at Grange 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.

Grange Middle

Middle School

Fairfield-Suisun Unified FairfieldSolano County94533

📍 1975 Blossom Avenue

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

750 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

81%

Teachers

35 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-9.6 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-10.2 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

25.6%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 191 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic64.1%

White6.3%

Asian3.7%

Black12.1%

Other13.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Grange Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	4.2%
Met Standard	11.8%
Below Standard	84.0%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Growth (G6→G8): +4.8pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 4.2%

13.1pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 16.0%

23.5pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 32.5%

13.2pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 16.0%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 8.8%

4.7pp 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 "16% proficient" for Grange Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

4.2% of students exceeded standard while 11.8% met it. That exceeded rate is 13.1 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 8.6 points below the Fairfield-Suisun Unified district average of 12.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 5.3% 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 4.8 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 32.5%, 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

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

4.2%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

16.0%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+4.8pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

32.5%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

8.8%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,855

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	302	5.6%	10.6%	25.2%	58.6%	16.2%
7th	293	4.1%	22.9%	27.3%	45.7%	27.0%
8th	322	4.0%	15.2%	27.6%	53.1%	19.3%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	307	1.0%	5.9%	18.2%	74.9%	6.8%
7th	301	4.7%	9.0%	22.6%	63.8%	13.6%
8th	330	5.8%	7.6%	17.6%	69.1%	13.3%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Laurel Creek Elementary

36.2# in state

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13.2# in state

Tolenas Academy of Music and M…

9.0# in state

Also serves area

Cleo Gordon Elementary

17.1# in state

Dover Elementary

10.1# in state

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Middle

Grange Middle

20.1# in state

This school

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High School

Fairfield High

42.8# in state

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