How does Los Cerros Middle compare to other middle schools in Danville?

Los Cerros Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 64.0/100, placing it at the 92nd percentile statewide. 40% of students exceed standard, with a total of 932 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Los Cerros Middle?

39.7% of students at Los Cerros Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 73.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Los Cerros Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Los Cerros Middle's proficiency rate increases by 3.0 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 Los Cerros Middle?

8.7% of students at Los Cerros 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.

Los Cerros Middle

Middle School

San Ramon Valley Unified DanvilleContra Costa County94526

📍 968 Blemer Road

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Solid Base

A solid, reliable choice — most students meet proficiency standards consistently.

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

483 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

Teachers

22 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+11.3 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+27.2 pts DFS change

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic10.1%

White62.5%

Asian13.9%

Black0.8%

Other12.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Los Cerros Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	39.7%
Met Standard	33.9%
Below Standard	26.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "74% proficient" for Los Cerros Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

39.7% of students exceeded standard while 33.9% met it. That exceeded rate is 22.4 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 8.2 points below the San Ramon Valley Unified district average of 47.9%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.7 points higher (vs 37.0% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 3.0 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 significantly year-over-year.

Chronic absenteeism is 8.7%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

39.7%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

73.6%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+3.0pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

8.7%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.6%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

932

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	163	36.2%	36.8%	17.8%	9.2%	73.0%
7th	146	32.2%	44.5%	15.8%	7.5%	76.7%
8th	156	37.2%	43.0%	14.7%	5.1%	80.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	163	46.6%	22.7%	21.5%	9.2%	69.3%
7th	147	42.2%	32.0%	15.7%	10.2%	74.2%
8th	157	44.0%	24.2%	19.8%	12.1%	68.2%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Green Valley Elementary

71.796th pctile

Vista Grande Elementary

66.591st pctile

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Middle

Los Cerros Middle

64.092nd pctile

This school

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High School

Monte Vista High

78.497th pctile

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