How does Oak Grove Middle compare to other middle schools in Concord?

Oak Grove Middle has a Scope Score of 12.0/100, ranked #1663 among California middle schools. 4% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,237 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Oak Grove Middle?

4.0% of students at Oak Grove Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 16.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Oak Grove Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Oak Grove 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 Oak Grove Middle?

33.5% of students at Oak Grove 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.

Oak Grove Middle

Middle School

Mt. Diablo Unified ConcordContra Costa County94518

📍 2050 Minert Road

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

692 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

88%

Teachers

30 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+13.2 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

-0.5 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

13.5%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 333 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic76.2%

White4.8%

Asian7.2%

Black3.6%

Other8.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Oak Grove Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	4.0%
Met Standard	12.1%
Below Standard	84.0%

Score Factors

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 4.0%

13.4pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 16.1%

23.5pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Growth (G6→G8): -9.7pp

Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 33.5%

14.2pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 16.1%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 6.8%

2.7pp 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 "16% proficient" for Oak Grove Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

4.0% of students exceeded standard while 12.1% met it. That exceeded rate is 13.4 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 14.6 points below the Mt. Diablo Unified district average of 18.5%. The 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 29.7% exceeded — 25.8 points higher. 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 and Math maintained year-over-year. 13.5% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 33.5%, 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

4.0%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

16.1%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-9.7pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

33.5%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

6.8%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,237

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	194	7.7%	24.7%	20.1%	47.4%	32.5%
7th	194	5.7%	18.0%	28.9%	47.4%	23.7%
8th	211	2.4%	11.8%	23.7%	62.1%	14.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	205	2.4%	6.8%	17.1%	73.7%	9.3%
7th	212	2.8%	5.7%	17.9%	73.6%	8.5%
8th	221	2.7%	5.4%	12.2%	79.6%	8.1%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Ygnacio Valley Elementary

Also serves area

Meadow Homes Elementary

11.5# in state

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Middle

Oak Grove Middle

12.0# in state

This school

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High School

Also serves area

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