How does Will C. Wood Middle compare to other middle schools in Alameda?

Will C. Wood Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 45.9/100, placing it at the 61st percentile statewide. 23% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,188 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Will C. Wood Middle?

23.2% of students at Will C. Wood Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 49.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Will C. Wood Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Will C. Wood Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 8.7 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Will C. Wood Middle?

15.6% of students at Will C. Wood 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.

Will C. Wood Middle

Middle School

Alameda Unified AlamedaAlameda County94501

📍 1801 Sandcreek Way

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Composite 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

603 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

58%

Teachers

26 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+8.1 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-3.2 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

22.4%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 67 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic22.4%

White21.4%

Asian24.7%

Black7.5%

Other24.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Will C. Wood Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	23.2%
Met Standard	25.9%
Below Standard	50.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "49% proficient" for Will C. Wood Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

23.2% of students exceeded standard while 25.9% met it. That exceeded rate is 5.9 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 13.7 points below the Alameda Unified district average of 36.9%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.2 points higher (vs 18.0% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 8.7 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 increased and Math declined year-over-year. 22.4% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 15.6%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

23.2%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

49.1%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-8.7pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

15.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

5.3%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,188

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	204	27.9%	31.9%	19.1%	21.1%	59.8%
7th	188	19.1%	36.2%	17.6%	27.1%	55.3%
8th	201	19.9%	31.8%	24.4%	23.9%	51.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	206	29.1%	18.4%	24.3%	28.2%	47.6%
7th	190	19.5%	22.6%	25.8%	32.1%	42.1%
8th	199	23.6%	14.6%	19.1%	42.7%	38.2%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

William G. Paden Elementary

51.870th pctile

Ruby Bridges Elementary

39.436th pctile

Also serves area

Maya Lin

58.781st pctile

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Middle

Will C. Wood Middle

45.961st pctile

This school

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High School

Alameda High

74.195th pctile

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