How does Miller's Hill compare to other middle schools in Shingle Springs?

Miller's Hill has a SchoolScope composite score of 64.8/100, placing it at the 93rd percentile statewide. 43% of students exceed standard, with a total of 62 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Miller's Hill?

43.2% of students at Miller's Hill exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 79.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Miller's Hill improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Miller's Hill's proficiency rate decreases by 7.0 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's Hill?

7.4% of students at Miller's Hill 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's Hill

Middle School

Latrobe Shingle SpringsEl Dorado County95682

📍 7900 South Shingle 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

104 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

33%

Teachers

5 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+17.0 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+37.0 pts DFS change

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic11.5%

White77.9%

Asian1.9%

Other8.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Miller's Hill
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	43.2%
Met Standard	36.6%
Below Standard	20.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "80% proficient" for Miller's Hill and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

43.2% of students exceeded standard while 36.6% met it. That exceeded rate is 25.9 points above the state average of 17.3%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 7.0 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.

Chronic absenteeism is 7.4%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

43.2%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

79.8%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-7.0pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

7.4%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.4%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

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
4th	19	31.6%	31.6%	31.6%	5.3%	63.2%
5th	20	65.0%	10.0%	15.0%	10.0%	75.0%
6th	12	33.3%	58.3%	8.3%	0.0%	91.7%
7th	9	—	—	—	—	—
8th	19	31.6%	52.6%	5.3%	10.5%	84.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
4th	19	10.5%	52.6%	26.3%	10.5%	63.2%
5th	20	30.0%	40.0%	25.0%	5.0%	70.0%
6th	12	50.0%	25.0%	25.0%	0.0%	75.0%
7th	9	—	—	—	—	—
8th	19	57.9%	10.5%	15.8%	15.8%	68.4%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Latrobe Elementary

No score

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Middle

Miller's Hill

64.893rd 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.