Washington Middle College High: Most kids here clear the bar, year after year. The question is what happens after that.
Washington Middle College posts 65% meeting the standard, and 30.6% going well past it. Most kids here keep up. Fewer get pushed further. Ask the school what it does for a child who already finds the work easy.
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Grad rate | College readiness | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55 | 31% | 65% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 14.9% | 1.1% |
| CA average · High School | 44 | 16% | 36% | 87.6% | 35.4% | 30.2% | 3.6% |
Washington Middle College High scores 55 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 74th percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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🏫 Solid Base — Ask what the school does for a kid who's already meeting the standard with room to spare — steady proficiency across the board doesn't tell you whether the strongest kids are being pushed further.
Most rating sites would stop at “65% proficient” and call it done. Washington Middle College deserves a closer read. The school sits in West Sacramento, where two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
Washington Middle College's low-income kids hit 78.6% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.
As a charter, Washington Middle College enrolls by application rather than address. That changes how you get in, but it doesn't change the score.
The seven-year arc
Climbed from the 61st to the 74th percentile since 2022 — past roughly 300 high schools.
| Grade | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 74% | 74% | 86% | 81% |
| Grade | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 18% | 17% | 57% | 50% |
The story this school is actually telling
Of 100 students here: 65 are proficient by 11th grade → 100 graduate → 0 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.
The 6 things our score weighs
Ask how the school challenges kids who clear the standard early. The gap between meeting and exceeding is where pacing shows.
- Ask what share of students complete the full college-prep course sequence, and who gets steered into it.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
How every group of students does here
At Washington Middle College High in West Sacramento, 78.6% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 31.2% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Washington Middle College High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 47.3 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (46.4% Math proficient); Hispanic students (70.6% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 10.0 percentage points for hispanic students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 28 students tested.
Showing up, and staying in class
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
The people teaching here
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
What gets spent here
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood it serves
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
At 171 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California high school (≈1450).
On the state's science test (CAST), 72% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.
Frequently asked questions
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Your other options
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 36 | 44% | 36% | 19% | 0% | 81% | +33 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 | 36 | 17% | 33% | 36% | 14% | 50% | +27 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 36 | 25% | 47% | 28% | 0% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 28 | 78.6% | +47 | +40 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 17 | 70.6% | +38 | +32 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Middle College High ← | — | 55 | 30.6% | 65.3% | — | 1.1% |
| Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High | 2.8 mi | 39 | 8.9% | 39.5% | — | 4.3% |
| The MET | 2.7 mi | 37 | 13.0% | 29.0% | — | 0.9% |
| Natomas High | 3 mi | 36 | 5.2% | 25.1% | — | 8.3% |
| California average | — | 44 | 15.8% | 35.7% | — | 3.6% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 48 | 61 | #814 | 21.5% | 46.0% | 35.9% | 1.3% | — |
| 2023 | 47 | 60 | #864 | 19.1% | 45.2% | 17.4% | 1.2% | — |
| 2024 | 56 | 80 | #432 | 33.3% | 71.4% | 20.1% | 1.8% | — |
| 2025 | 55 | 74 | #555 | 30.6% | 65.3% | 14.9% | 1.1% | — |
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 20.8% | 10.5% | -10.3pp |
| Male | 15.0% | 4.3% | -10.7pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 20.5% | 15.8% | -4.7pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 20.0% | 9.1% | -10.9pp |
| All Students | 18.2% | 8.0% | -10.2pp |
| Asian | — | 0.0% | — |
| Two or More Races | — | 9.1% | — |
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