How does Joaquin Moraga Intermediate compare to other middle schools in Moraga?

Joaquin Moraga Intermediate has a SchoolScope composite score of 69.1/100, placing it at the 96th percentile statewide. 48% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,301 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Joaquin Moraga Intermediate?

47.8% of students at Joaquin Moraga Intermediate exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 77.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Joaquin Moraga Intermediate improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Joaquin Moraga Intermediate's proficiency rate increases by 2.9 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 Joaquin Moraga Intermediate?

5.6% of students at Joaquin Moraga Intermediate 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.

Joaquin Moraga Intermediate

Middle School

Moraga Elementary MoragaContra Costa County94556

📍 1010 Camino Pablo

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

622 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

Teachers

31 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+5.6 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+12.5 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

64.3%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 14 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic10.4%

White46.5%

Asian17.7%

Black1.6%

Other23.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Joaquin Moraga Intermediate
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	47.8%
Met Standard	30.0%
Below Standard	22.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "78% proficient" for Joaquin Moraga Intermediate and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

47.8% of students exceeded standard while 30.0% met it. That exceeded rate is 30.5 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's near the Moraga Elementary district average of 49.1%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 57.7% exceeded — 9.9 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 2.9 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. 64.3% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 5.6%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

47.8%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

77.8%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+2.9pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

5.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.1%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,301

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	207	41.1%	39.1%	15.0%	4.8%	80.2%
7th	215	47.0%	37.2%	12.1%	3.7%	84.2%
8th	227	53.3%	31.7%	9.7%	5.3%	85.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	209	46.9%	25.8%	18.2%	9.1%	72.7%
7th	215	47.0%	24.2%	20.0%	8.8%	71.2%
8th	228	51.8%	21.9%	16.2%	10.1%	73.7%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Donald L. Rheem Elementary

71.295th pctile

Los Perales Elementary

70.495th pctile

Camino Pablo Elementary

69.794th pctile

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Middle

Joaquin Moraga Intermediate

69.196th 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.