How does Matt Garcia Career and College Academy compare to other middle schools in Fairfield?

Matt Garcia Career and College Academy has a Scope Score of 20.6/100, ranked #1532 among California middle schools. 4% of students exceed standard, with a total of 398 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Matt Garcia Career and College Academy?

3.6% of students at Matt Garcia Career and College Academy exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 20.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Matt Garcia Career and College Academy improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Matt Garcia Career and College Academy's proficiency rate increases by 2.0 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 Matt Garcia Career and College Academy?

27.0% of students at Matt Garcia Career and College Academy 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.

Matt Garcia Career and College Academy

Middle School

Fairfield-Suisun Unified FairfieldSolano County94533

📍 1100 Harry Price Drive

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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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

201 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

74%

Teachers

9 full-time

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Matt Garcia Career and College Academy
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	3.6%
Met Standard	16.6%
Below Standard	79.9%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Growth (G6→G8): +2.0pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 3.6%

13.8pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 20.1%

19.4pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 27.0%

7.7pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 20.1%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 8.8%

4.7pp 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 "20% proficient" for Matt Garcia Career and College Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

3.6% of students exceeded standard while 16.6% met it. That exceeded rate is 13.8 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 9.3 points below the Fairfield-Suisun Unified district average of 12.8%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 5.6% exceeded — 2.0 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 2.0 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 27.0%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

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