How does Stone Valley Middle compare to other middle schools in Alamo?

Stone Valley Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 62.1/100, placing it at the 90th percentile statewide. 36% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,128 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Stone Valley Middle?

35.9% of students at Stone Valley Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 71.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Stone Valley Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Stone Valley Middle's proficiency rate increases by 4.2 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 Stone Valley Middle?

7.2% of students at Stone Valley 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.

Stone Valley Middle

Middle School

San Ramon Valley Unified AlamoContra Costa County94507

📍 3001 Miranda Avenue

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Solid Base

A solid, reliable choice — most students meet proficiency standards consistently.

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

581 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

Teachers

24 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+22.3 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+17.9 pts DFS change

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic11.9%

White62.5%

Asian13.6%

Black0.7%

Other11.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Stone Valley Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	35.9%
Met Standard	35.2%
Below Standard	28.9%

What other rankings don't show you

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

35.9% of students exceeded standard while 35.2% met it. That exceeded rate is 18.6 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 12.0 points below the San Ramon Valley Unified district average of 47.9%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 39.7% exceeded — 3.8 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 4.2 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 significantly and Math increased significantly year-over-year.

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

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

35.9%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

71.1%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+4.2pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

7.2%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

3.9%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,128

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	184	33.1%	38.6%	17.9%	10.3%	71.7%
7th	181	39.8%	44.2%	7.7%	8.3%	84.0%
8th	198	35.9%	38.4%	19.2%	6.6%	74.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	185	28.1%	30.8%	25.9%	15.1%	58.9%
7th	181	36.5%	36.5%	16.0%	11.1%	72.9%
8th	199	42.2%	22.6%	25.1%	10.1%	64.8%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Alamo Elementary

71.796th pctile

Rancho Romero Elementary

65.389th pctile

Also serves area

Montair Elementary

61.484th pctile

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Middle

Stone Valley Middle

62.190th pctile

This school

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High School

Monte Vista High

78.497th pctile

Also serves area

San Ramon Valley High

71.092nd pctile

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