How does Traweek Middle compare to other middle schools in West Covina?

Traweek Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 39.6/100, placing it at the 43rd percentile statewide. 16% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,193 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Traweek Middle?

16.0% of students at Traweek Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 36.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Traweek Middle improving or declining?

Traweek Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 4.8 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Traweek Middle?

19.6% of students at Traweek 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.

Traweek Middle

Middle School

Covina-Valley Unified West CovinaLos Angeles County91723

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment

618 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

75%

Teachers

28 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-5.7 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

-2.2 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

22.6%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 62 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic80.9%

White4.7%

Asian6.2%

Black2.9%

Other5.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Traweek Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	16.0%
Met Standard	20.7%
Below Standard	63.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "37% proficient" for Traweek Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

16.0% of students exceeded standard while 20.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 17.3%. That's 4.4 points below the Covina-Valley Unified district average of 20.5%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 16.7% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 4.8 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 declined and Math maintained year-over-year. 22.6% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 19.6%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

16.0%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

36.8%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-4.8pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

19.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

6.3%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,193

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	211	18.5%	27.5%	22.8%	31.3%	46.0%
7th	199	13.1%	27.1%	20.6%	39.2%	40.2%
8th	181	19.9%	27.6%	19.9%	32.6%	47.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	217	19.8%	17.1%	22.1%	41.0%	36.9%
7th	203	12.8%	11.3%	24.6%	51.2%	24.1%
8th	182	12.1%	13.7%	20.9%	53.3%	25.8%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Rowland Avenue Elementary

50.066th pctile

Zoned

Workman Avenue Elementary

42.846th pctile

Zoned

Grovecenter Elementary

59.782nd pctile

Also serves area

Manzanita Elementary

62.786th pctile

Also serves area

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Middle

Traweek Middle

39.643rd pctile

This school

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High School

Covina High

59.073rd pctile

Zoned

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