How does Ranchos Middle compare to other middle schools in Madera?

Ranchos Middle has a Scope Score of 69.2/100, ranked #399 among California middle schools. 22% of students exceed standard, with a total of 883 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Ranchos Middle?

21.6% of students at Ranchos Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 53.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Ranchos Middle?

10.2% of students at Ranchos 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.

Ranchos Middle

Middle School

Golden Valley Unified MaderaMadera County93636

📍 12455 Road 35 1/2

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

405 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

40%

Teachers

17 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

-2.4 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined Significantly

-16.7 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

36.8%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 19 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic49.6%

White36.0%

Asian7.4%

Black1.2%

Other5.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Ranchos Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	21.6%
Met Standard	31.8%
Below Standard	46.6%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Exceeded standard: 21.6%

4.3pp above state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

✓Met or exceeded: 53.4%

13.8pp above state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 10.2%

9.1pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 53.4%

Above state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

Holding Back

▼Suspension rate: 4.8%

0.7pp 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 5 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "53% proficient" for Ranchos Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

21.6% of students exceeded standard while 31.8% met it. That exceeded rate is 4.3 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 2.5 points above the Golden Valley Unified district average of 19.1%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance maintained and Math declined significantly year-over-year. 36.8% 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

21.6%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

53.4%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

N/A

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

10.2%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

4.8%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

883

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
7th	240	22.5%	42.1%	20.8%	14.6%	64.6%
8th	201	25.4%	39.8%	23.4%	11.4%	65.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	0	—	—	—	—	—
7th	241	16.6%	25.3%	37.8%	20.3%	41.9%
8th	201	21.9%	19.9%	26.9%	31.3%	41.8%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Webster Elementary

57.7# in state

Sierra View Elementary

52.2# in state

Also serves area

Stone Creek Elementary

67.2# in state

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Middle

Ranchos Middle

69.2# in state

This school

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High School

Liberty High

67.0# in state

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