How does O'Hara Park Middle compare to other middle schools in Oakley?

O'Hara Park Middle has a Scope Score of 26.5/100, ranked #1412 among California middle schools. 7% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,617 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at O'Hara Park Middle?

7.3% of students at O'Hara Park Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 25.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is O'Hara Park Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, O'Hara Park Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 4.7 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 O'Hara Park Middle?

20.9% of students at O'Hara Park 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.

O'Hara Park Middle

Middle School

Oakley Union Elementary OakleyContra Costa County94561

📍 1100 O'Hara Avenue

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

836 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

43%

Teachers

34 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

-2.3 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

+1.0 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

39.7%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 58 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic50.0%

White27.8%

Asian4.4%

Black7.7%

Other10.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for O'Hara Park Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	7.3%
Met Standard	17.9%
Below Standard	74.8%

Score Factors

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 7.3%

10.0pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 25.2%

14.4pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Growth (G6→G8): -4.7pp

Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 20.9%

1.6pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 25.2%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 9.9%

5.8pp 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 "25% proficient" for O'Hara Park Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

7.3% of students exceeded standard while 17.9% met it. That exceeded rate is 10.0 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 4.3 points below the Oakley Union Elementary district average of 11.6%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 7.5% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 4.7 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 maintained and Math maintained year-over-year. 39.7% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 20.9%, 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

7.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

25.2%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-4.7pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

20.9%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

9.9%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,617

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	282	9.9%	29.4%	30.1%	30.5%	39.4%
7th	271	11.8%	18.4%	32.1%	37.6%	30.3%
8th	255	9.8%	25.5%	32.2%	32.5%	35.3%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	285	3.9%	14.0%	33.7%	48.4%	17.9%
7th	271	5.2%	10.3%	26.2%	58.3%	15.5%
8th	253	3.2%	9.5%	19.0%	68.4%	12.7%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Almond Grove Elementary

Also serves area

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Middle

O'Hara Park Middle

26.5# in state

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.