How does Gray Avenue Middle compare to other middle schools in Yuba City?

Gray Avenue Middle has a Scope Score of 13.2/100, ranked #1641 among California middle schools. 3% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,262 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Gray Avenue Middle?

3.5% of students at Gray Avenue Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 14.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Gray Avenue Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Gray Avenue Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 3.9 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Gray Avenue Middle?

25.4% of students at Gray Avenue 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.

Gray Avenue Middle

Middle School

Yuba City Unified Yuba CitySutter County95991

📍 808 Gray 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

650 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

19:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

87%

Teachers

35 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined Significantly

-16.6 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-6.1 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

23.3%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 190 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic66.0%

White15.2%

Asian10.0%

Black2.1%

Other6.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Gray Avenue Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	3.5%
Met Standard	10.7%
Below Standard	85.8%

Score Factors

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 3.5%

13.9pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 14.2%

25.3pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Growth (G6→G8): -3.9pp

Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 25.4%

6.1pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 14.2%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 13.8%

9.7pp 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 "14% proficient" for Gray Avenue Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

3.5% of students exceeded standard while 10.7% met it. That exceeded rate is 13.9 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 9.2 points below the Yuba City Unified district average of 12.6%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 3.9 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 significantly and Math declined year-over-year. 23.3% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 25.4%, 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

3.5%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

14.2%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-3.9pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

25.4%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

13.8%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,262

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	226	5.3%	15.0%	25.2%	54.4%	20.4%
7th	187	3.7%	16.0%	19.8%	60.4%	19.8%
8th	203	2.5%	14.3%	35.5%	47.8%	16.8%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	239	3.8%	7.1%	23.9%	65.3%	10.9%
7th	195	3.6%	7.2%	16.9%	72.3%	10.8%
8th	212	1.9%	4.7%	17.9%	75.5%	6.6%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

April Lane Elementary

31.5# in state

King Avenue Elementary

26.1# in state

Park Avenue Elementary

21.2# in state

Bridge Street Elementary

21.0# in state

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Middle

Gray Avenue Middle

13.2# in state

This school

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High School

Also serves area

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