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Hilliard Comstock Middle · Santa Rosa

Hilliard Comstock Middle: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Hilliard Comstock is a middle school in Santa Rosa. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Hilliard Comstock Middle in Santa Rosa, 13.3% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 27.0% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Hilliard Comstock Middle trails its district average for low-income students by 13.6 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (8.8% Math proficient); Hispanic students (12.3% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 12.3 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 331 students tested.

All students at this school: 12% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 12%, district —, state 39%12%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 11%, district 20%, state 32%11% · −0 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 10%, district 18%, state 32%10% · −1 vs school
MaleMale: this school 11%, district 31%, state 42%11% · −0 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 12%, district 33%, state 44%12% · +0 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 1%, district 1%, state 11%1% · −10 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 2%, district 7%, state 15%2% · −9 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 3%, district 14%, state 22%3% · −8 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 26%, district 53%, state 56%26% · +15 vs school

7 of 16 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 18:1, district 20:118:1
Teaching staff28 teachers
Avg. experience10.3 years
Fully credentialed64%
First-year teachers11%

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $17,212, CA average $14,815$17,212 · spent at this school
Federal share$426 per student

$426 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic80.6%
District 57.1% · CA 56.1%
White7.8%
District 28.1% · CA 19.9%
Other5.2%
District 8.2% · CA 9.0%
Asian4.7%
District 4.7% · CA 10.2%
Black1.6%
District 1.9% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 86.3% (22pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$98K · CA $85K
Median home value$693K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+29% · CA 35%
ZIP population45,806
Median age40 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

At 423 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California middle school (≈860).

On the state's science test (CAST), 8% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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