How does Shoreline Middle compare to other middle schools in Santa Cruz?

Shoreline Middle has a Scope Score of 64.9/100, ranked #504 among California middle schools. 18% of students exceed standard, with a total of 925 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Shoreline Middle?

17.8% of students at Shoreline Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 43.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Shoreline Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Shoreline Middle's proficiency rate increases by 6.6 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 Shoreline Middle?

10.9% of students at Shoreline 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.

Shoreline Middle

Middle School

Live Oak Elementary Santa CruzSanta Cruz County95062

📍 855 17th Avenue

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.

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

463 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

18:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

67%

Teachers

26 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+21.1 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+13.6 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

20.6%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 73 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic59.6%

White29.6%

Asian1.5%

Black3.0%

Other6.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Shoreline Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	17.8%
Met Standard	25.4%
Below Standard	56.9%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Exceeded standard: 17.8%

0.4pp above state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

✓Met or exceeded: 43.1%

3.6pp above state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

✓Growth (G6→G8): +6.6pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 10.9%

8.4pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 43.1%

Above state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

✓Suspension rate: 2.6%

1.5pp 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 →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "43% proficient" for Shoreline Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

17.8% of students exceeded standard while 25.4% met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 17.3%. That's near the Live Oak Elementary district average of 17.2%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 21.6% exceeded — 3.9 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 6.6 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 significantly and Math increased year-over-year. 20.6% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 10.9%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

17.8%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

43.1%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+6.6pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

10.9%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.6%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

925

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	162	15.4%	30.9%	32.7%	21.0%	46.3%
7th	154	16.2%	29.9%	27.9%	26.0%	46.1%
8th	146	20.6%	37.7%	19.2%	22.6%	58.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	161	20.5%	18.0%	19.3%	42.2%	38.5%
7th	154	14.3%	15.6%	26.6%	43.5%	29.9%
8th	148	19.6%	20.3%	27.7%	32.4%	39.9%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Live Oak Elementary

51.6# in state

Green Acres Elementary

47.3# in state

Del Mar Elementary

37.3# in state

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Middle

Shoreline Middle

64.9# in state

This school

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High School

No feeder data available for this level

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