How does Templeton Middle compare to other middle schools in Templeton?

Templeton Middle has a Scope Score of 61.1/100, ranked #585 among California middle schools. 19% of students exceed standard, with a total of 910 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Templeton Middle?

18.7% of students at Templeton Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 46.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Templeton Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Templeton Middle's proficiency rate increases by 1.8 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 Templeton Middle?

14.0% of students at Templeton 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.

Templeton Middle

Middle School

Templeton Unified TempletonSan Luis Obispo County93465

📍 925 Old County Road

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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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

476 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

21%

Teachers

23 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+19.6 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-3.2 pts DFS change

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic24.8%

White65.3%

Asian1.5%

Other8.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Templeton Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	18.7%
Met Standard	27.7%
Below Standard	53.6%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Exceeded standard: 18.7%

1.4pp above state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

✓Met or exceeded: 46.4%

6.8pp above state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

✓Growth (G6→G8): +1.8pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 14.0%

5.3pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 46.4%

Above state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

✓Suspension rate: 3.5%

0.6pp 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 "46% proficient" for Templeton Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

18.7% of students exceeded standard while 27.7% met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 17.3%. That's near the Templeton Unified district average of 19.9%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 1.8 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 declined year-over-year.

Chronic absenteeism is 14.0%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

18.7%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

46.4%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+1.8pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

14.0%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

3.5%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

910

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	159	22.0%	30.8%	23.9%	23.3%	52.8%
7th	148	18.2%	43.2%	29.1%	9.5%	61.5%
8th	148	17.6%	31.8%	26.4%	24.3%	49.3%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	159	15.7%	17.0%	32.7%	34.6%	32.7%
7th	148	16.9%	25.0%	35.1%	23.0%	41.9%
8th	148	21.6%	18.2%	24.3%	35.8%	39.9%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Vineyard Elementary

66.6# in state

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Middle

Templeton Middle

61.1# in state

This school

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High School

Templeton High

77.9# in state

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