How does Olive Middle compare to other middle schools in Baldwin Park?

Olive Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 37.8/100, placing it at the 37th percentile statewide. 13% of students exceed standard, with a total of 922 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Olive Middle?

12.9% of students at Olive Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 32.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Olive Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Olive Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 2.8 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 Olive Middle?

20.6% of students at Olive 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.

Olive Middle

Middle School

Baldwin Park Unified Baldwin ParkLos Angeles County91706

📍 13701 Olive Street

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

489 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

17:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

88%

Teachers

28 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-7.5 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

+2.8 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

32.6%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 43 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic89.8%

White2.9%

Asian5.7%

Other1.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Olive Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	12.9%
Met Standard	20.1%
Below Standard	67.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Olive Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

12.9% of students exceeded standard while 20.1% met it. That exceeded rate is 4.4 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's near the Baldwin Park Unified district average of 13.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 13.2% 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 2.8 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 declined and Math maintained year-over-year. 32.6% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 20.6%, 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

12.9%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

32.9%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-2.8pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

20.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

6.3%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

922

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	145	10.3%	26.2%	23.4%	40.0%	36.5%
7th	158	14.6%	27.2%	20.9%	37.3%	41.8%
8th	157	9.6%	28.7%	33.8%	28.0%	38.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	145	13.8%	12.4%	24.1%	49.7%	26.2%
7th	159	20.8%	15.1%	22.0%	42.1%	35.9%
8th	158	8.2%	10.8%	27.2%	53.8%	19.0%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Walnut Elementary

39.335th pctile

Charles Bursch Elementary

35.121st pctile

Also serves area

Kenmore Elementary

46.758th pctile

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Middle

Olive Middle

37.837th pctile

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.