How does Hall Middle compare to other middle schools in Larkspur?

Hall Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 65.9/100, placing it at the 94th percentile statewide. 47% of students exceed standard, with a total of 869 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Hall Middle?

46.8% of students at Hall Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 76.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Hall Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Hall Middle's proficiency rate increases by 2.0 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 Hall Middle?

11.5% of students at Hall 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.

Hall Middle

Middle School

Larkspur-Corte Madera LarkspurMarin County94939

📍 200 Doherty Drive

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Strong All-Around

Strong across every dimension we measure — academics, growth, culture, and engagement.

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

443 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

11%

Teachers

22 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+4.8 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+8.6 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

26.3%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 20 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic15.6%

White68.2%

Asian5.4%

Black0.2%

Other10.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Hall Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	46.8%
Met Standard	29.4%
Below Standard	23.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "76% proficient" for Hall Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

46.8% of students exceeded standard while 29.4% met it. That exceeded rate is 29.5 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 4.0 points below the Larkspur-Corte Madera district average of 50.8%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 11.8 points higher (vs 35.0% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 2.0 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 increased and Math increased year-over-year. 26.3% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.5%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →