How does Richard Henry Dana Middle compare to other middle schools in Arcadia?

Richard Henry Dana Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 65.1/100, placing it at the 93rd percentile statewide. 44% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,392 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Richard Henry Dana Middle?

44.4% of students at Richard Henry Dana Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 70.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Richard Henry Dana Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Richard Henry Dana Middle's proficiency rate increases by 1.2 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 Richard Henry Dana Middle?

8.0% of students at Richard Henry Dana 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.

Richard Henry Dana Middle

Middle School

Arcadia Unified ArcadiaLos Angeles County91006

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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

670 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

32%

Teachers

29 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+10.9 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+6.2 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

21.8%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 55 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic17.3%

White5.8%

Asian67.2%

Black0.5%

Other9.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Richard Henry Dana Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	44.4%
Met Standard	26.4%
Below Standard	29.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "71% proficient" for Richard Henry Dana Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

44.4% of students exceeded standard while 26.4% met it. That exceeded rate is 27.0 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's near the Arcadia Unified district average of 44.6%. Compared to the 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 11.1 points higher (vs 33.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 1.2 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. 21.8% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 8.0%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

44.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

70.8%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+1.2pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

8.0%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

0.8%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,392

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	244	39.8%	33.2%	15.6%	11.5%	73.0%
7th	227	38.3%	35.2%	15.9%	10.6%	73.6%
8th	213	35.2%	39.9%	16.0%	8.9%	75.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	250	53.6%	14.4%	19.2%	12.8%	68.0%
7th	241	44.0%	22.8%	19.9%	13.3%	66.8%
8th	217	55.3%	12.9%	16.1%	15.7%	68.2%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Camino Grove Elementary

73.397th pctile

Longley Way Elementary

64.588th pctile

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Middle

Richard Henry Dana Middle

65.193rd pctile

This school

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High School

Arcadia High

76.196th pctile

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