How does Piedmont Middle compare to other middle schools in Piedmont?

Piedmont Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 69.5/100, placing it at the 96th percentile statewide. 55% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,129 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Piedmont Middle?

54.9% of students at Piedmont Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 82.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Piedmont Middle improving or declining?

Piedmont Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 8.1 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Piedmont Middle?

6.6% of students at Piedmont 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.

Piedmont Middle

Middle School

Piedmont City Unified PiedmontAlameda County94611

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment

532 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

16:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

Teachers

33 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

-0.9 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+4.4 pts DFS change

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic10.9%

White48.3%

Asian16.2%

Black2.4%

Other22.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Piedmont Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	54.9%
Met Standard	28.0%
Below Standard	17.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "83% proficient" for Piedmont Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

54.9% of students exceeded standard while 28.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 37.6 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 2.8 points above the Piedmont City Unified district average of 52.2%. Compared to the 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 36.5 points higher (vs 18.5% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 8.1 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 increased year-over-year.

Chronic absenteeism is 6.6%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

54.9%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

82.9%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-8.1pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

6.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.7%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,129

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	190	53.7%	34.2%	10.5%	1.6%	87.9%
7th	184	49.5%	37.0%	13.0%	0.5%	86.4%
8th	191	41.9%	37.2%	18.3%	2.6%	79.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	190	66.3%	17.4%	12.1%	4.2%	83.7%
7th	184	59.2%	25.0%	13.0%	2.7%	84.2%
8th	190	59.0%	17.4%	13.2%	10.5%	76.3%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

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Middle

Piedmont Middle

69.596th pctile

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High School

Piedmont High

88.099th pctile

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