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Robert Louis Stevenson Intermediate

Middle School
Saint Helena UnifiedSt. Helena, Napa County94574
📍 1316 Hillview Place📞 (707) 967-2725🌐 Website
Scope Score
out of 100
State Rank
of 1,714 California middle schools
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Growth Engine

A growth engine — students gain measurably more here than at peer schools.

Additional funding is translating into measurable improvement

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.

Exceeded: 20% (state avg: 17)
Proficiency: 41% (state avg: 40)
Growth: +10.3 (state avg: 43)
Attendance: 93% (state avg: 81)
Climate: 3.8% susp. (state avg: 72)

Score Factors

Helping
✓Exceeded standard: 19.5%
2.2pp above state avg (state avg 17.3%)
30% weight
✓Met or exceeded: 40.5%
1.0pp above state avg (state avg 39.5%)
20% weight
✓Growth (G6→G8): +10.3pp
Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)
15% weight
✓Chronic absenteeism: 7.2%
12.1pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)
15% weight
✓Baseline proficiency: 40.5%
Above state baseline (state avg 39.5%)
10% weight
✓Suspension rate: 3.8%
0.3pp below 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 →

5-year trend

77.167.0'19'22'23'24'25
↓ 10.1 points since 2019
Rank: #214 → #278 → #335 → #491 → #443Exceeded: 24% → 18% → 20% → 21% → 20%
2019 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · No testing 2020–21 (COVID) · Scope Score based on CAASPP, absenteeism & suspension data

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
19.5%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
40.5%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G6→G8)
+10.3pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
7.2%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
3.8%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
492
Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

ELA Trajectory
44.4%51.2%G6G7G8
Math Trajectory
26.1%40%G6G7G8

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
6th9017.8%26.7%33.3%22.2%44.4%
7th7125.4%26.8%26.8%21.1%52.1%
8th8224.4%26.8%24.4%24.4%51.2%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
6th9216.3%9.8%27.2%46.7%26.1%
7th729.7%19.4%29.2%41.7%29.2%
8th8523.5%16.5%17.6%42.4%40.0%

Science (CAST)

Level%
Exceeded13.3%
Met22.9%
Nearly Met53.0%
Not Met10.8%
Met+36.1%

83 students tested · CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually like ELA/Math. Not included in the Scope Score. · Data source: CDE CAST 2025

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for Robert Louis Stevenson Intermediate and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

19.5% of students exceeded standard while 21.0% met it. That exceeded rate is 2.2 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 6.0 points below the Saint Helena Unified district average of 25.5%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 10.3 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 declined and Math maintained year-over-year. 38.5% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 7.2%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

School profile

Enrollment
244 students
Smaller than CA avg (~860)
Free/Reduced Lunch
31%
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
38.5%
Level 4 (Well Developed) · District avg: 32.0% · CA avg: 16.8% · 26 tested

Teachers & staff

Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
CA avg: ~21:1 · 21 full-time teachers
Principal
Andrew Ryan

Student demographics

Hispanic
54.5%
District 54.4%
State 55.4%
White
40.6%
District 41.3%
State 20.8%
Asian
2.5%
District 1.7%
State 9.9%
Black
0.8%
District 0.5%
State 5.0%
Other
1.6%
District 2.1%
State 8.9%
Free/Reduced Lunch31%
District 33%
State 64%
Gender
Female 48.8%Male 51.2%

Data source: California Department of Education · District and state averages for comparison

School Funding

$33,609
per student (school-level spending)
District avg:$38,622
This school receives $5,013 less per student
$14,622 more than state average
$12,024$30,514
California district range
Spending Breakdown
Instruction 63%Support 34%Other 2%
2018–2023 Trend
↑ 37.6%
$28,073 → $38,622
Score per $1K
1.99
Scope Score / $1K spent
Full district breakdown →Source: CDE ESSA School-Level Expenditure, 2023–24

Neighborhood profile

Median Household Income
$130K
$45K above CA median
Median Home Value
$1.60M
Bachelor's Degree+
55%
Adults age 25+ in this ZIP

Affluent area with strong school outcomes

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2022) · ZIP 94574

Nearby schools

Nearby Elementary Schools

1 within ~3 mi · avg 74

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Nearby High Schools

1 within ~3 mi · avg 68

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K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data
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Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.

St. Helena Montessori School and Farm
College Ave · Nonsectarian · Grades PK-10 · 174 students
6:1Private1.3 mi
Pacific Union College Elementary School
Neilsen Ct · Pentecostal · Grades PK-8 · 84 students
11:1Private4.5 mi
Foothills Adventist Elementary School
Sunnyside Rd · Pentecostal · Grades PK-8 · 25 students
8:1Private2.2 mi
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Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score · Explore all schools · Blog