How does William Mendenhall Middle compare to other middle schools in Livermore?

William Mendenhall Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 56.2/100, placing it at the 83rd percentile statewide. 34% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,696 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at William Mendenhall Middle?

33.6% of students at William Mendenhall Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 61.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at William Mendenhall Middle?

7.6% of students at William Mendenhall 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.

William Mendenhall Middle

Q: Is William Mendenhall Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, William Mendenhall Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 10.0 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

Middle School

Livermore Valley Joint Unified LivermoreAlameda County94550

📍 1701 El Padro Drive

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Culture First

Strong school culture with high family engagement, even if test scores are still developing.

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

893 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

26:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

11%

Teachers

35 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

+0.8 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+4.5 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

30.8%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 13 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic19.3%

White48.3%

Asian20.7%

Black0.7%

Other11.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for William Mendenhall Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	33.6%
Met Standard	27.8%
Below Standard	38.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "61% proficient" for William Mendenhall Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

33.6% of students exceeded standard while 27.8% met it. That exceeded rate is 16.3 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 3.2 points above the Livermore Valley Joint Unified district average of 30.4%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 10.0 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 maintained and Math increased year-over-year. 30.8% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 7.6%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

33.6%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

61.3%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-10.0pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

7.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.2%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,696

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	273	34.1%	35.9%	21.6%	8.4%	70.0%
7th	286	38.5%	36.4%	16.1%	9.1%	74.8%
8th	290	24.8%	32.8%	25.2%	17.2%	57.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	272	26.8%	29.4%	29.8%	14.0%	56.3%
7th	285	41.4%	19.3%	25.3%	14.0%	60.7%
8th	290	35.9%	12.8%	24.8%	26.6%	48.6%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Emma C. Smith Elementary

72.296th pctile

Sunset Elementary

64.288th pctile

Rancho Las Positas Elementary

60.183rd pctile

Altamont Creek Elementary

59.682nd pctile

Jackson Avenue Elementary

56.377th pctile

Leo R. Croce Elementary

52.972nd pctile

Arroyo Seco Elementary

52.371st pctile

Marylin Avenue Elementary

42.746th pctile

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Middle

William Mendenhall Middle

56.283rd pctile

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High School

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