How does Ralston Intermediate compare to other middle schools in Belmont?

Ralston Intermediate has a SchoolScope composite score of 76.1/100, placing it at the 99th percentile statewide. 64% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,133 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Ralston Intermediate?

63.5% of students at Ralston Intermediate exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 86.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Ralston Intermediate improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Ralston Intermediate's proficiency rate increases by 7.1 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Ralston Intermediate?

10.2% of students at Ralston Intermediate 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.

Ralston Intermediate

Middle School

Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary BelmontSan Mateo County94002

📍 2675 Ralston Avenue

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

⭐

High Ceiling

A high-ceiling school — students here are pushed to exceed, not just meet, the standard.

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

1,136 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

Teachers

53 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+6.5 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+13.3 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

27.6%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 29 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic10.8%

White33.8%

Asian34.5%

Black0.6%

Other20.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Ralston Intermediate
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	63.5%
Met Standard	23.0%
Below Standard	13.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "87% proficient" for Ralston Intermediate and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

63.5% of students exceeded standard while 23.0% met it. That exceeded rate is 46.2 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 5.3 points above the Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary district average of 58.2%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 31.2 points higher (vs 32.3% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 7.1 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased year-over-year. 27.6% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 10.2%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

63.5%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

86.5%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+7.1pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

10.2%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.8%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,133

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	333	53.8%	30.6%	10.5%	5.1%	84.4%
7th	374	59.9%	28.9%	7.2%	4.0%	88.8%
8th	362	59.1%	32.0%	6.6%	2.2%	91.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	331	64.7%	15.1%	13.0%	7.3%	79.8%
7th	372	72.6%	15.3%	6.5%	5.7%	87.9%
8th	361	71.2%	16.1%	7.5%	5.3%	87.3%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Redwood Shores Elementary

72.296th pctile

Cipriani Elementary

71.095th pctile

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Middle

Ralston Intermediate

76.199th pctile

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.