How does Miller Creek Middle compare to other middle schools in San Rafael?

Miller Creek Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 53.1/100, placing it at the 78th percentile statewide. 34% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,221 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Miller Creek Middle?

33.8% of students at Miller Creek Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 62.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Miller Creek Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Miller Creek Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 9.7 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 Miller Creek Middle?

14.4% of students at Miller Creek 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.

Miller Creek Middle

Middle School

Miller Creek Elementary San RafaelMarin County94903

📍 2255 Las Gallinas Avenue

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

593 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

17:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

23%

Teachers

34 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+18.4 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+23.2 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

11.9%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 59 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic27.0%

White56.2%

Asian5.4%

Black0.8%

Other10.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Miller Creek Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	33.8%
Met Standard	29.0%
Below Standard	37.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "63% proficient" for Miller Creek Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

33.8% of students exceeded standard while 29.0% met it. That exceeded rate is 16.4 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's near the Miller Creek Elementary district average of 34.8%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 9.7 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 significantly and Math increased significantly year-over-year. 11.9% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 14.4%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

33.8%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

62.8%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-9.7pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

14.4%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

5.4%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,221

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	221	38.0%	34.8%	18.6%	8.6%	72.8%
7th	200	34.5%	32.5%	18.0%	15.0%	67.0%
8th	188	31.4%	32.5%	14.4%	21.8%	63.8%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	222	34.2%	27.5%	24.8%	13.5%	61.7%
7th	199	36.2%	23.6%	19.6%	20.6%	59.8%
8th	191	28.3%	23.0%	18.3%	30.4%	51.3%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Vallecito Elementary

64.488th pctile

Lucas Valley Elementary

64.288th pctile

Mary E. Silveira Elementary

52.371st pctile

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Middle

Miller Creek Middle

53.178th pctile

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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.