How does Unidos Middle compare to other middle schools in Napa?

Unidos Middle has a Scope Score of 60.3/100, ranked #606 among California middle schools. 15% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,185 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Unidos Middle?

15.2% of students at Unidos Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 41.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Unidos Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Unidos Middle's proficiency rate increases by 10.5 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 Unidos Middle?

11.5% of students at Unidos 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.

Unidos Middle

Middle School

Napa Valley Unified NapaNapa County94558

📍 1850 Salvador Ave

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

599 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

59%

Teachers

26 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+24.4 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+7.5 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

19.8%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 101 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic73.5%

White23.0%

Asian0.5%

Black0.5%

Other2.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Unidos Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	15.2%
Met Standard	26.3%
Below Standard	58.5%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Met or exceeded: 41.5%

2.0pp above state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

✓Growth (G6→G8): +10.5pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 11.5%

7.8pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 41.5%

Above state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 15.2%

2.1pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Suspension rate: 6.8%

2.7pp above 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 "42% proficient" for Unidos Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

15.2% of students exceeded standard while 26.3% met it. That exceeded rate is 2.1 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's near the Napa Valley Unified district average of 15.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 13.4% 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 10.5 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. 19.8% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.5%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →