How does Thomas R. Pollicita Middle compare to other middle schools in Daly City?

Thomas R. Pollicita Middle has a Scope Score of 60.1/100, ranked #610 among California middle schools. 15% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,105 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Thomas R. Pollicita Middle?

14.7% of students at Thomas R. Pollicita Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 40.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Thomas R. Pollicita Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Thomas R. Pollicita Middle's proficiency rate increases by 7.3 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 Thomas R. Pollicita Middle?

11.0% of students at Thomas R. Pollicita 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.

Thomas R. Pollicita Middle

Middle School

Jefferson Elementary Daly CitySan Mateo County94014

📍 550 East Market Street

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

584 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

48%

Teachers

27 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+17.2 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+23.4 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

12.2%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 164 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic54.5%

White3.1%

Asian11.3%

Black0.9%

Other30.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Thomas R. Pollicita Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	14.7%
Met Standard	25.3%
Below Standard	60.0%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Met or exceeded: 40.0%

0.4pp above state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

✓Growth (G6→G8): +7.3pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 11.0%

8.3pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 40.0%

Above state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

✓Suspension rate: 3.6%

0.5pp below state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 14.7%

2.6pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% 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 "40% proficient" for Thomas R. Pollicita Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

14.7% of students exceeded standard while 25.3% met it. That exceeded rate is 2.6 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 8.5 points below the Jefferson Elementary district average of 23.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 16.2% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 7.3 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 increased significantly and Math increased significantly year-over-year. 12.2% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.0%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

14.7%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

40.0%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+7.3pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

11.0%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

3.6%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,105

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	186	10.2%	29.6%	30.1%	30.1%	39.8%
7th	175	12.6%	34.9%	16.6%	36.0%	47.4%
8th	189	19.6%	34.4%	29.6%	16.4%	54.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	189	12.2%	19.1%	30.7%	38.1%	31.2%
7th	176	18.8%	17.1%	24.4%	39.8%	35.8%
8th	190	14.7%	16.8%	26.3%	42.1%	31.6%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

John F. Kennedy Elementary

66.9# in state

Susan B. Anthony Elementary

65.3# in state

George Washington Elementary

61.5# in state

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Middle

Thomas R. Pollicita Middle

60.1# 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.