How does John Knight Middle compare to other middle schools in Dixon?

John Knight Middle has a Scope Score of 31.5/100, ranked #1293 among California middle schools. 7% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,232 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at John Knight Middle?

6.6% of students at John Knight Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 24.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is John Knight Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, John Knight Middle's proficiency rate increases by 11.1 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 John Knight Middle?

27.2% of students at John Knight 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 the Scope Score.

John Knight Middle

Middle School

Dixon Unified DixonSolano County95620

📍 455 East A Street

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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On the Rise

On an upward trajectory — scores are improving faster than average. Worth a closer look.

Scope 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

635 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

69%

Teachers

26 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-14.5 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

-1.5 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

16.8%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 107 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic63.9%

White23.5%

Asian0.6%

Black1.9%

Other10.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for John Knight Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	6.6%
Met Standard	17.7%
Below Standard	75.7%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Growth (G6→G8): +11.1pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 6.6%

10.7pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 24.3%

15.3pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 27.2%

7.9pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 24.3%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 12.8%

8.7pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for John Knight Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

6.6% of students exceeded standard while 17.7% met it. That exceeded rate is 10.7 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's near the Dixon Unified district average of 8.3%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 11.1 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 declined and Math maintained year-over-year. 16.8% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 27.2%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

6.6%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

24.3%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+11.1pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

27.2%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

12.8%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,232

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

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	210	5.2%	13.8%	30.5%	50.5%	19.1%
7th	203	7.9%	22.7%	28.6%	40.9%	30.5%
8th	203	4.4%	27.1%	24.6%	43.8%	31.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	210	7.6%	10.9%	26.2%	55.2%	18.6%
7th	204	3.4%	14.2%	24.5%	57.8%	17.6%
8th	202	10.9%	17.3%	30.2%	41.6%	28.2%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Tremont Elementary

38.0# in state

Anderson (Linford L.) Elementa…

31.3# in state

Gretchen Higgins Elementary

20.7# in state

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Middle

John Knight Middle

31.5# in state

This school

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High School

Dixon High

67.5# in state

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