How does Redwood Middle compare to other middle schools in Napa?

Redwood Middle has a Scope Score of 39.8/100, ranked #1115 among California middle schools. 13% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,663 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Redwood Middle?

13.4% of students at Redwood Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 35.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Redwood Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Redwood Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 5.2 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 Redwood Middle?

21.3% of students at Redwood 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.

Redwood Middle

Middle School

Napa Valley Unified NapaNapa County94558

📍 3600 Oxford Street

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

876 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

63%

Teachers

38 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+13.1 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+8.6 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

11.5%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 156 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic59.0%

White35.0%

Asian1.1%

Black0.9%

Other3.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Redwood Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	13.4%
Met Standard	21.8%
Below Standard	64.8%

Score Factors

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 13.4%

3.9pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 35.2%

4.3pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Growth (G6→G8): -5.2pp

Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 21.3%

2.0pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 35.2%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 8.0%

3.9pp 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 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "35% proficient" for Redwood Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

13.4% of students exceeded standard while 21.8% met it. That exceeded rate is 3.9 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's near the Napa Valley Unified district average of 15.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 15.2% 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 5.2 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 increased and Math increased year-over-year. 11.5% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 21.3%, 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

13.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

35.2%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-5.2pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

21.3%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

8.0%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,663

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
6th	256	17.6%	28.5%	22.3%	31.6%	46.1%
7th	328	10.7%	25.9%	26.5%	36.9%	36.6%
8th	247	13.4%	27.9%	26.3%	32.4%	41.3%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	257	18.7%	14.4%	22.2%	44.8%	33.1%
7th	328	11.9%	14.9%	26.8%	46.3%	26.8%
8th	247	8.5%	19.0%	19.8%	52.6%	27.5%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Pueblo Vista Elementary

63.6# in state

Northwood Elementary

56.4# in state

Bel Aire Park Elementary

48.9# in state

West Park Elementary

32.1# in state

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Middle

Redwood Middle

39.8# in state

This school

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High School

Vintage High

66.5# in state

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