How does Holtville Middle compare to other middle schools in Holtville?

Holtville Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 52.8/100, placing it at the 78th percentile statewide. 23% of students exceed standard, with a total of 499 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Holtville Middle?

22.6% of students at Holtville Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 52.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Holtville Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Holtville Middle's proficiency rate increases by 7.2 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 Holtville Middle?

13.3% of students at Holtville 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.

Holtville Middle

Middle School

Holtville Unified HoltvilleImperial County92250

📍 800 Beale Avenue

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Growth Engine

A growth engine — students gain measurably more here than at peer schools.

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

246 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

14:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

89%

Teachers

17 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+24.0 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+12.3 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

28.4%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 116 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic96.8%

White2.0%

Other1.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Holtville Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	22.6%
Met Standard	29.4%
Below Standard	47.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "52% proficient" for Holtville Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

22.6% of students exceeded standard while 29.4% met it. That exceeded rate is 5.3 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 5.3 points above the Holtville Unified district average of 17.3%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 7.2 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 significantly and Math increased year-over-year. 28.4% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 13.3%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

22.6%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

52.1%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+7.2pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

13.3%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.8%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

499

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	85	29.4%	30.6%	21.2%	18.8%	60.0%
7th	81	25.9%	43.2%	13.6%	17.3%	69.1%
8th	81	21.0%	39.5%	22.2%	17.3%	60.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	85	18.8%	11.8%	32.9%	36.5%	30.6%
7th	86	19.8%	27.9%	20.9%	31.4%	47.7%
8th	81	21.0%	23.5%	18.5%	37.0%	44.4%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Emmett S. Finley Elementary

38.432nd pctile

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Middle

Holtville Middle

52.878th pctile

This school

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High School

Holtville High

56.967th pctile

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