How does Isaac Newton Graham Middle compare to other middle schools in Mountain View?

Isaac Newton Graham Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 56.6/100, placing it at the 84th percentile statewide. 41% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,647 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Isaac Newton Graham Middle?

41.4% of students at Isaac Newton Graham Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 59.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Isaac Newton Graham Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Isaac Newton Graham Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 0.1 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 Isaac Newton Graham Middle?

13.9% of students at Isaac Newton Graham 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.

Isaac Newton Graham Middle

Middle School

Mountain View Whisman Mountain ViewSanta Clara County94040

📍 1175 Castro Street

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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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

870 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

18:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

28%

Teachers

48 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+10.9 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+10.4 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

13.5%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 141 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic40.7%

White23.6%

Asian21.0%

Black0.7%

Other14.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Isaac Newton Graham Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	41.4%
Met Standard	18.3%
Below Standard	40.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "60% proficient" for Isaac Newton Graham Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

41.4% of students exceeded standard while 18.3% met it. That exceeded rate is 24.1 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's near the Mountain View Whisman district average of 41.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 40.4% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 0.1 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. 13.5% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 13.9%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

41.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

59.7%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-0.1pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

13.9%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

6.1%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,647

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	280	38.2%	24.3%	16.1%	21.4%	62.5%
7th	260	35.0%	28.1%	14.6%	22.3%	63.1%
8th	281	35.9%	24.6%	15.3%	24.2%	60.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	282	45.0%	11.3%	16.7%	26.9%	56.4%
7th	259	45.6%	12.0%	15.8%	26.6%	57.5%
8th	285	48.8%	9.5%	9.8%	31.9%	58.3%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Amy Imai Elementary

76.499th pctile

Benjamin Bubb Elementary

70.995th pctile

Mariano Castro Elementary

29.37th pctile

Also serves area

Stevenson Elementary

74.498th pctile

Edith Landels Elementary

65.490th pctile

Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary

60.784th pctile

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Middle

Isaac Newton Graham Middle

56.684th pctile

This school

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High School

No feeder data available for this level

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