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

Pleasanton Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 59.5/100, placing it at the 88th percentile statewide. 39% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,825 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Pleasanton Middle?

38.7% of students at Pleasanton Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 66.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Pleasanton Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Pleasanton Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 7.2 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 Pleasanton Middle?

6.6% of students at Pleasanton 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.

Pleasanton Middle

Middle School

Pleasanton Unified PleasantonAlameda County94566

📍 5001 Case Avenue

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

1,015 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

14%

Teachers

46 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-5.5 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+5.3 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

19.2%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 73 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic16.4%

White29.8%

Asian44.3%

Black2.6%

Other7.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Pleasanton Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	38.7%
Met Standard	28.0%
Below Standard	33.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "67% proficient" for Pleasanton Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

38.7% of students exceeded standard while 28.0% met it. That exceeded rate is 21.4 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 8.2 points below the Pleasanton Unified district average of 46.9%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 56.4% exceeded — 17.7 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 7.2 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 increased year-over-year. 19.2% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

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

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

38.7%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

66.7%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-7.2pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

6.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.7%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,825

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	278	36.0%	32.4%	19.4%	12.2%	68.3%
7th	303	35.3%	38.9%	16.5%	9.2%	74.3%
8th	328	25.0%	38.7%	23.5%	12.8%	63.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	282	47.2%	21.3%	17.0%	14.5%	68.4%
7th	305	47.9%	18.7%	19.0%	14.4%	66.6%
8th	329	41.0%	17.6%	18.8%	22.5%	58.7%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

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72.296th pctile

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61.284th pctile

Valley View Elementary

57.579th pctile

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Middle

Pleasanton Middle

59.588th pctile

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High School

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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.