How does Hillview Middle compare to other middle schools in Menlo Park?

Hillview Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 69.1/100, placing it at the 96th percentile statewide. 52% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,598 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Hillview Middle?

52.3% of students at Hillview Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 76.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Hillview Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Hillview Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 0.4 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 Hillview Middle?

6.1% of students at Hillview 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.

Hillview Middle

Middle School

Menlo Park City Elementary Menlo ParkSan Mateo County94025

📍 1100 Elder Avenue

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

858 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

16:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

12%

Teachers

53 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+3.4 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+5.8 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

27.6%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 29 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic20.2%

White52.6%

Asian16.0%

Black0.7%

Other10.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Hillview Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	52.3%
Met Standard	24.5%
Below Standard	23.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "77% proficient" for Hillview Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

52.3% of students exceeded standard while 24.5% met it. That exceeded rate is 34.9 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 3.5 points below the Menlo Park City Elementary district average of 55.7%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 59.9% exceeded — 7.6 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 0.4 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 increased and Math increased year-over-year. 27.6% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 6.1%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

52.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

76.8%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-0.4pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

6.1%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.3%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,598

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	268	42.9%	32.5%	13.4%	11.2%	75.4%
7th	263	51.0%	32.3%	10.3%	6.5%	83.3%
8th	267	44.6%	33.0%	13.1%	9.4%	77.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	270	57.0%	17.8%	14.1%	11.1%	74.8%
7th	264	59.5%	18.6%	14.4%	7.6%	78.0%
8th	266	58.6%	13.2%	12.8%	15.4%	71.8%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

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