How does Rolling Hills Middle compare to other middle schools in Los Gatos?

Rolling Hills Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 63.3/100, placing it at the 91st percentile statewide. 44% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,518 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Rolling Hills Middle?

43.6% of students at Rolling Hills Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 72.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Rolling Hills Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Rolling Hills Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 4.1 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 Rolling Hills Middle?

6.6% of students at Rolling Hills 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.

Rolling Hills Middle

Middle School

Campbell Union Los GatosSanta Clara County95030Charter

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

822 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

20%

Teachers

40 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

+0.3 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+10.4 pts DFS change

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic26.4%

White31.0%

Asian28.6%

Black2.5%

Other11.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Rolling Hills Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	43.6%
Met Standard	28.5%
Below Standard	27.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "72% proficient" for Rolling Hills Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

43.6% of students exceeded standard while 28.5% met it. That exceeded rate is 26.3 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 15.4 points above the Campbell Union district average of 28.2%. The 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 54.8% exceeded — 11.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 4.1 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 maintained and Math increased year-over-year.

Chronic absenteeism is 6.6%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

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