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William Mendenhall Middle

Q: Is William Mendenhall Middle a good middle school?

William Mendenhall Middle is in the 81st percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 53 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2025, on California's state tests (CAASPP), William Mendenhall Middle was well above California in English and math: 67% and 55% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 36% statewide. The Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 6-to-8 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Q: What are William Mendenhall Middle's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 67% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 55% the math standard; 32% and 35% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 36% met or exceeded, 19% and 20% exceeded. 849 students were tested in English and 847 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

Q: How does William Mendenhall Middle rank in California?

William Mendenhall Middle is in the 81st percentile of 2,177 California comprehensive middle schools (Strong, 2025). William Mendenhall Middle ranks #398 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), aggregate cohort comparison (2023 G6 → 2025 G8), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

Q: Is William Mendenhall Middle getting better or worse?

SchoolScope compares William Mendenhall Middle's grade 6 results in 2023 with its grade 8 results in 2025, using school-level test aggregates. Students are not matched across years, and enrollment changes can affect the comparison. SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 37th percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across ELA and Math, not matched students in California's separate growth model. It describes an aggregate change; it cannot establish how individual students progressed or what caused it. See full methodology.

Q: What do attendance and suspension records show for William Mendenhall Middle?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 7.6% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 67 chronically absent of 884 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 1.2%; 11 unduplicated suspended students of 887 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 7.8%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 1.2%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

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

William Mendenhall Middle is in the 81st percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 876 students. Use the schools in Livermore page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

Q: What high school does William Mendenhall Middle feed into?

By attendance boundary, William Mendenhall Middle is zoned to Granada High and Livermore High. Scope Scores: Granada High 69, Livermore High 60 out of 100. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education's School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary is also not a placement guarantee: magnet, charter, open-enrollment and inter-district transfer options mean students from one school often continue to several different ones. Confirm your address with the district before making an enrollment or housing decision. Data source: NCES School Attendance Boundary Survey, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Livermore · 6–8 · 876 students (2024–25)

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53 / 100

Weighted composite · 2025
Not a grade or a test result.

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William Mendenhallhigher than 81 of the 100 California dots

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Well above California in English and math: 67% and 55% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 36% statewide. Source

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2025
Students: all students tested in grades 6–8: 849 in English, 847 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,266,619 in English and 1,272,526 in math tested).

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Academic achievement

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Learning

How strong are the foundations for high school?

Exceeded standardMet standardBelow standard

English

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 32%
Met standard: 35%
Below standard: 33%

67% met or exceeded · 849 tested

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Level	Here	California	Livermore Valley Joint Unified
Exceeded	32%	19%	27%
Met	35%	30%	32%
Nearly met	21%	23%	22%
Not met	12%	28%	19%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 35%
Met standard: 20%
Below standard: 45%

55% met or exceeded · 847 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Livermore Valley Joint Unified
Exceeded	35%	20%	26%
Met	20%	16%	18%
Nearly met	27%	23%	26%
Not met	18%	41%	30%

What these tests tell you · what to ask

Read English and math separately, then look at progress and the courses students can take.

Ask: How do students get support, choose courses, and prepare for the move to high school?

Things worth knowing

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1 in 3 reached the top of the state’s four levels, against 19% and 20% across California in the same grades.grades 6–8 · spring 2025

32%English · exceeded the standard35%Math · exceeded the standard

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2025
Students: all students tested in grades 6–8: 849 in English, 847 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,266,619 in English and 1,272,526 in math tested).

67 of 884 students missed 10% or more of school days: about two thirds of the rate at the average Livermore Valley Joint Unified school.2024–25

8 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2024–25
Students: all students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 884
Comparison: 67 of 884. District and California figures are averages of school rates (5 Livermore Valley Joint Unified schools; 2,175 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

1.2% of students (11 of 887) were suspended at least once in 2024–25, about a third of the rate at the average California middle school.2024–25

1.2%of students were suspended at least once, 2024–25

Source: CDE suspension file, 2024–25
Students: all students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 887
Comparison: 11 of 887. District and California figures are averages of school rates (5 Livermore Valley Joint Unified schools; 2,177 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

Comparisons & progress

Put today’s results in context, then follow the longer view.

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school67%

California49%

Tested: 849 here · 1,266,619 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school67%

Livermore Valley Joint Unified59%

Tested: 849 here · 2,730 in Livermore Valley Joint Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 5 schools.

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Level	Here	California	Livermore Valley Joint Unified
Exceeded	32%	19%	27%
Met	35%	30%	32%
Nearly met	21%	23%	22%
Not met	12%	28%	19%

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school55%

California36%

Tested: 847 here · 1,272,526 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school55%

Livermore Valley Joint Unified44%

Tested: 847 here · 2,737 in Livermore Valley Joint Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 5 schools.

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Livermore Valley Joint Unified
Exceeded	35%	20%	26%
Met	20%	16%	18%
Nearly met	27%	23%	26%
Not met	18%	41%	30%

Progress over time

How are results changing through the middle years?

English

Met or exceeded · grades 6–8 · all students tested

201976%2,799 tested

→

202567%849 tested

This school

California, same grades50% → 49%2019 → 2025 · 1,390,416 → 1,266,619 tested

Math

Met or exceeded · grades 6–8 · all students tested

201963%2,826 tested

→

202555%847 tested

This school

California, same grades38% → 36%2019 → 2025 · 1,394,239 → 1,272,526 tested

A comparison of two years, not individual student growth. Each year is a different group of students.

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English and math have stayed well above California in every tested year since 2019.

English met or exceeded, grades 6–8

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20192022202567%49%

Math met or exceeded, grades 6–8

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20192022202555%36%

Breaks in the lines mark years without comparable results.

English went from 76% in 2019 to 67% in 2025, with 2024 and 2025 about the same. Math went from 63% in 2019 to 55% in 2025, with 2024 and 2025 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	This school	California
2019	76% 2,799 tested	50% 1,390,416 tested
2022	70% 2,550 tested	47% 1,277,584 tested
2023	69% 854 tested	46% 1,267,562 tested
2024	66% 861 tested	46% 1,269,432 tested
2025	67% 849 tested	49% 1,266,619 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	This school	California
2019	63% 2,826 tested	38% 1,394,239 tested
2022	52% 2,535 tested	31% 1,279,506 tested
2023	55% 853 tested	32% 1,272,024 tested
2024	54% 858 tested	33% 1,277,570 tested
2025	55% 847 tested	36% 1,272,526 tested

The state’s growth measure833 students in English, 832 in math · grades 6–8 · 2025

English−4ptsCDE category: Average

Math−1ptsCDE category: Average

Points above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores.

Ask: English is lower than in 2019 here (76% to 67%) and across California (50% to 49%). How does the school check what’s working in English?

Life at school

Explore the available evidence about the school day and opportunities.

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

8 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25

11in 100 at the average Livermore Valley Joint Unified school18in 100 at the average California middle school

67 of 884 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school8 in 100

at the average Livermore Valley Joint Unified school11 in 100

at the average California middle school18 in 100

1.2%of students were suspended at least once (11 of 887), 2024–25

3.9%at the average Livermore Valley Joint Unified school3.5%at the average California middle school

Attendance by grade

Chronically absent, 2024–25	Per 100 students	Students
Grades 4–6	7	19 of 285
Grades 7–8	8	48 of 599

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Met or exceeded · grades 6–8 · spring 2025. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

64 tested per subject

English41% / 38%

Math30% / 24%

White

403 English · 402 math tested

English62% / 61%

Math49% / 49%

Asian

188 tested per subject

English89% / 76%

Math86% / 70%

Hispanic or Latino

153 English · 152 math tested

English52% / 38%

Math30% / 24%

Two or more races

82 tested per subject

English70% / 62%

Math61% / 49%

Students with disabilities

82 tested per subject

English22% / 14%

Math11% / 10%

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Met or exceeded the standardgrades 6–8 · spring 2025

Group and subject	Here	vs Livermore Valley Joint Unified	vs California
Low-income · 64 tested
English	41%	+734%	+338%
Math	30%	+1317%	+624%
White · 403 tested in English, 402 in math
English	62%	−567%	+161%
Math	49%	−150%	049%
Asian · 188 tested
English	89%	+683%	+1376%
Math	86%	+1274%	+1670%
Hispanic or Latino · 153 tested in English, 152 in math
English	52%	+1636%	+1438%
Math	30%	+1020%	+624%
Two or more races · 82 tested
English	70%	+268%	+862%
Math	61%	+754%	+1249%
Students with disabilities · 82 tested
English	22%	+517%	+814%
Math	11%	+110%	+110%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Livermore Valley Joint Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind statewide does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

No published rate here for Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, English learners and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Asian and Hispanic or Latino students here did better than the same groups across Livermore Valley Joint Unified.

Read the student-group results as sentences

At William Mendenhall Middle in Livermore, 40.6% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grades 6, 7 and 8, compared to 33.7% district-wide for those same grades and 37.7% statewide for those same grades. William Mendenhall Middle’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 6.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (29.7% met or exceeded the Math standard); White students (62.0% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 44.7 percentage points: students with disabilities in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 64 ELA grade test records.

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Students and staff

Student mix

2024–25 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

White47%
Asian22%
Hispanic or Latino19%
Two or more races10%
Filipino2%
Black or African American—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share<1%

Dashed remainder = 100% minus available shares, not a separate student group. Missing categories remain unavailable. Shares use eligible enrollment in the CDE chronic-absence file.

Full student mix, comparisons & sources

Eligible enrollment, 2024–25	Here
White	47%
Asian	22%
Hispanic or Latino	19%
Two or more races	10%
Filipino	2%
Black or African American	—
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—
Not reported	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2024–25. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

7 in 100 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (7%, 59 of 876). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers38

Average experience16 years

First-year teachers0%

82% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 82.45%: 31.3 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 38 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

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The school path beyond this campus

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ElementaryLeo R. Croce ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
MiddleWilliam Mendenhall MiddleThis campus · grades 6-8
High schoolGranada HighHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Leo R. Croce Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
70th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Arroyo Seco Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
71st percentile · Solid · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Emma C. Smith Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
95th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Jackson Avenue Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
65th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Marylin Avenue Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
27th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Rancho Las Positas Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
77th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Sunset Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
91st percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Altamont Creek Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
69th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Middle-school links

Junction K-8
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Joe Michell
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

High-school links

Granada High
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
81st percentile · Strong · high · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Livermore High
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
62nd percentile · Solid · high · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares its own level and peer class; the stages are not one ranking.

High-school endpoint evidence · Granada High

Granada HighScope 69historical direct overlap

The road from this school ends at Granada High. UC records 69 enrollees from Granada High for fall 2025. Its AP Course Audit lists 22 authorized AP subjects for 2025 - 2026. Those figures come from dated records — a child starting here today would reach Granada High around 2031, and 6 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 81% of Granada High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.

69 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 22 authorized AP subjects (AP Course Audit 2025 - 2026) → full record on Granada High's page

Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

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1701 El Padro Drive, Livermore 94550

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Questions

Questions to ask

A short list for your school visit.

English is lower than in 2019 here (76% to 67%) and across California (50% to 49%). How does the school check what’s working in English?
Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
How do students get academic help and connect with a trusted adult?
Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

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Schools to explore

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Similar student populations

Same school level, matched by enrollment and eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. This describes two aspects of the student population, not overall school fit.

Similar middle schools2025 statewide percentile

Pine Valley MiddleSan Ramon Valley Unified · 973 enrolled · 6.8% meal eligibility98thStrong
La Entrada MiddleLas Lomitas Elementary · 612 enrolled · 6.9% meal eligibility97thStrong
Mill Valley MiddleMill Valley Elementary · 721 enrolled · 6.2% meal eligibility95thStrong
Ralston IntermediateBelmont-Redwood Shores Elementary · 1,082 enrolled · 6.2% meal eligibility98thStrong
Harvest Park MiddlePleasanton Unified · 1,015 enrolled · 6.1% meal eligibility98thStrong
Joaquin Moraga IntermediateMoraga Elementary · 658 enrolled · 6.1% meal eligibility93rdStrong

How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 0–14.7% meal eligibility and 438–1,752 enrolled students, at the same level and in the comprehensive public-school class. Ordered by population match, not academic results. They may be elsewhere in the state.

Common questions

Is William Mendenhall Middle a good middle school?

William Mendenhall Middle is in the 81st percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 53 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2025, on California's state tests (CAASPP), William Mendenhall Middle was well above California in English and math: 67% and 55% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 36% statewide. The Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 6-to-8 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are William Mendenhall Middle's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 67% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 55% the math standard; 32% and 35% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 36% met or exceeded, 19% and 20% exceeded. 849 students were tested in English and 847 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

How does William Mendenhall Middle rank in California?

William Mendenhall Middle is in the 81st percentile of 2,177 California comprehensive middle schools (Strong, 2025). William Mendenhall Middle ranks #398 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), aggregate cohort comparison (2023 G6 → 2025 G8), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

Is William Mendenhall Middle getting better or worse?

SchoolScope compares William Mendenhall Middle's grade 6 results in 2023 with its grade 8 results in 2025, using school-level test aggregates. Students are not matched across years, and enrollment changes can affect the comparison. SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 37th percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across ELA and Math, not matched students in California's separate growth model. It describes an aggregate change; it cannot establish how individual students progressed or what caused it. See full methodology.

What do attendance and suspension records show for William Mendenhall Middle?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 7.6% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 67 chronically absent of 884 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 1.2%; 11 unduplicated suspended students of 887 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 7.8%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 1.2%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

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

William Mendenhall Middle is in the 81st percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 876 students. Use the schools in Livermore page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

What do reported student-group results show at William Mendenhall Middle?

What high school does William Mendenhall Middle feed into?

By attendance boundary, William Mendenhall Middle is zoned to Granada High and Livermore High. Scope Scores: Granada High 69, Livermore High 60 out of 100. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education's School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary is also not a placement guarantee: magnet, charter, open-enrollment and inter-district transfer options mean students from one school often continue to several different ones. Confirm your address with the district before making an enrollment or housing decision. Data source: NCES School Attendance Boundary Survey, analyzed by SchoolScope.

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William Mendenhall Middle is ranked #398 statewide · #1 of 5 in Livermore Valley Joint Unified.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2024–25

Score factors
Factor	School	State	Weight
Exceeded standard	33.6%	17.2%	42%
Met or exceeded	61.3%	40.0%	23%
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8)	Weak	average	20%
Chronic absenteeism	7.8%	18.1%	5%
Suspension rate	1.2%	3.6%	5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)	20.0%	17.8%	5%

Exceeded standard: ↑ vs CA 17.2% · index 69 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded: ↑ vs CA 40.0% · index 68 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8): ↓ vs CA average · ≈37th calibrated reference pctile
Chronic absenteeism: ↑ vs CA 18.1% · index 65 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 1.6pp higher vs 2024
Suspension rate: ↑ vs CA 3.6% · index 60 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 0.8pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC): ↑ vs CA 17.8% · index 48 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint

Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.

By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students

These 2024–25 results use Standard Met (Level 3) and Standard Exceeded (Level 4); “Met or exceeded” combines both. California's 2025–26 student reports rename those levels Proficient and Advanced. The later results are not included in this 2024–25 record. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
ELA	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 6	273	34%	36%	22%	8%	70%	+24
Grade 7	286	38%	36%	16%	9%	75%	+27
Grade 8	290	25%	33%	25%	17%	58%	+11

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 6 ELA equal-school mean: 46.1%; n=4084 reporting schools

State grade 7 ELA equal-school mean: 47.6%; n=2631 reporting schools

State grade 8 ELA equal-school mean: 46.2%; n=2658 reporting schools

Math · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
Math	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 6	272	27%	29%	30%	14%	56%	+22
Grade 7	285	41%	19%	25%	14%	61%	+27
Grade 8	290	36%	13%	25%	27%	49%	+17

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 6 Math equal-school mean: 34.5%; n=4086 reporting schools

State grade 7 Math equal-school mean: 33.7%; n=2630 reporting schools

State grade 8 Math equal-school mean: 32.1%; n=2658 reporting schools

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met+
2024 · Grade 6 · ELA	290	71.7%
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA	293	64.2%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA	278	63.3%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	290	55.9%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	292	53.1%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	276	51.8%
2023 · Grade 6 · ELA	290	69.0%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA	283	70.3%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA	281	68.3%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math	291	51.2%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	281	57.3%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	281	56.6%
2022 · Grade 6 · ELA	850	73.5%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA	850	70.4%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA	850	65.9%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	845	48.1%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	845	56.5%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	845	51.2%
2019 · Grade 6 · ELA	933	74.7%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA	933	78.9%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA	933	73.5%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math	942	59.8%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	942	70.0%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	942	59.5%

Current 2024–25 grade results appear above. These earlier school-level rows are stored CDE records; original historical files still need independent re-verification. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.

Science (CAST)	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT
Schoolwide	291	25%	31%	39%	5%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELA	Tested	MET+	vs district	vs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	64	40.6%	+7	+3
White	403	62.0%	−5	+1
Asian	188	89.4%	+7	+13

Nearest middle schoolsInspect the nearby-school comparison and its enrollment context.Nearby schools · distance and enrollment context

nearest by distance · Grade gap = grade 6 vs grade 8, this year, different students; Cohort growth = school-level grade groups from different years, not matched children, in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights

School	Dist	Scope · percentile · band	EXC	MET+	Grade gap	Cohort growth	Susp
William Mendenhall Middle ←	—	5381st percentile · Strong · statewide · 2025	33.6%	61.3%	−10.0pp	+35 pts	1.2%
California average	—	39School average · no percentile	17.2%	40.0%	+1.5pp	—	3.6%

Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.

More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

District salary records

Teacher salary schedule$58,717 – $131,624

Average elementary principal salary$178,222

Average middle school principal salary$181,601

Average high school principal salary$198,882

Superintendent salary$353,000

CDE 2024–25 Form J-90, Table 1. These are district-wide reported amounts, not this school's staff salaries. Teacher figures are the district minimum and maximum schedule; principal figures are separate average annual salaries by school level, not career steps. Superintendent salary is the district's reported annual amount. Zero-valued source salary fields are treated as unavailable and omitted.

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2019	66/100	90	#194	California comprehensive middle schools · 1,953 schools
2022	63/100	89	#220	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,113 schools
2023	62/100	89	#226	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,125 schools
2024	57/100	85	#306	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,152 schools

These are retrospective calculations using earlier test results and current school levels and comparison classes. Each year's rank and percentile use that year's measured school group. They do not form a trend across different score models.

Historical ELPAC inputs are absent from these calculations. Missing factor weights are redistributed proportionally among available factors. Adjusted climate values are SchoolScope scoring inputs, distinct from the state’s reported rates.

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2024 and 2025; the change is 2025 minus 2024 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024 · 6.0% → 2025 · 7.6% · +1.6pp
Suspension rate2024 · 2.0% → 2025 · 1.2% · −0.8pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Exc	Met+
2025 · ELA	849	32.4%	67.4%
2025 · Math	847	34.8%	55.1%
2024 · ELA	861	32.3%	66.4%
2024 · Math	858	31.7%	53.6%
2023 · ELA	854	32.2%	69.2%
2023 · Math	853	31.9%	55.0%
2022 · ELA	850	33.9%	69.9%
2022 · Math	845	31.0%	51.8%
2019 · ELA	933	34.7%	75.7%
2019 · Math	942	37.0%	63.1%

Each year names its school year end (2025 = 2024–25). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. Earlier years are stored SchoolScope CDE records whose original files still need independent re-verification; a dash is unavailable, not zero.

Year	Scope	Pctile	Rank	Exc	Met+	Absent	Susp	Grade gap
2019	—	—	—	35.9%	69.4%	3.6%	2.1%	-0.8pp
2022	—	—	—	32.5%	60.9%	12.4%	1.9%	-2.3pp
2023	—	—	—	32.1%	62.1%	7.6%	2.5%	+2.4pp
2024	—	—	—	32.0%	60.0%	6.2%	2.0%	-6.2pp
2025	53	81	#398	33.6%	61.3%	7.8%	1.2%	-10.0pp

The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.

Grade gap = this year's grade 6 vs grade 8 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.

NO 2020 OR 2021 RECORDS IN THIS SCHOOLSCOPE SERIES · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD

Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2024–25 school years

Group	2018–19	2024–25	Δ
Female	3.2%	5.9%	+2.7pp
Male	3.8%	9.1%	+5.3pp
Asian	0.0%	2.6%	+2.6pp
Filipino	3.4%	0.0%	-3.4pp
Hispanic/Latino	4.1%	13.8%	+9.7pp
Two or More Races	3.0%	3.6%	+0.6pp
White	3.7%	8.2%	+4.5pp
Students with Disabilities	7.4%	13.9%	+6.5pp
English Learners	10.0%	14.3%	+4.3pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	9.4%	18.3%	+8.9pp
All Students	3.5%	7.6%	+4.1pp

Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

California growth model, by student groupInspect CDE growth-model records and group sample sizes.2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored

Group	ELA	n	CDE band	Math	n	CDE band
All Students	−4	833	Average	−1	832	Average
English Only	−7	659	not categorised	−4	659	not categorised
White	−9	396	Moderate	−5	395	Average
Asian	+10	184	Accelerated	+15	184	Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino	−12	150	Moderate	−16	150	Moderate
Two or More Races	+4	80	Average	+5	80	Accelerated
Students with Disabilities	−19	79	Moderate	−21	79	Minimal
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	−14	62	Moderate	−14	62	Moderate
English Learner	−2	39	Average	+13	39	Accelerated
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only	−2	25	not categorised	+22	25	not categorised
Filipino	+10	16	Accelerated	+5	16	Accelerated
English Learners Only	−4	14	not categorised	−6	14	not categorised

CDE reports scale-score points versus its growth-model prediction — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorised” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. CDE labels at least one imported estimate here WEIGHTED; that describes its aggregation method, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth source detailSeparate historical trends, cohort comparisons and matched growth.CDE matched-student model and school-grade cohort record · distinct measures

School-grade cohort proxy · ELA endpoints

ELA · 2023 · Grade 6

34%

exceeded standard · 69% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2023 · 290 ELA test records with scores

ELA · 2025 · Grade 8

25%

exceeded standard · 58% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2025 · 290 ELA test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 290 (school-grade cohort proxy).

These paired percentages describe ELA results for grade groups at this school in two years. The groups are not matched students. SchoolScope's scored growth measure uses a different school-level scale-score proxy across ELA and Math; California's matched-student model is a separate measure.

California growth model · reported-school field

State model · ELAmatched students, grades 4-8

Source and benchmark

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

ALL students, grades 4–8

833 students

estimate WEIGHTED

SchoolScope midrank among 7,519 reported ELA ALL school records in its retained school inventory

31st pctile · −4 pts

State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8

Source and benchmark

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

ALL students, grades 4–8

832 students

estimate WEIGHTED

SchoolScope midrank among 7,518 reported MATH ALL school records in its retained school inventory

45th pctile · −1 pts

this school| center tick: 50th percentile in SchoolScope's retained-school field, calculated separately for ELA and Math

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points versus its prediction for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median ELA estimate is −1 and the middle half fall between −8 and +6 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read its position among reported schools, not the sign. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8 and is not part of the Scope Score.

Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$12,689 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 13,305 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$3 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 876

Central federal expenditures attributed here$260 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 876

District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,839 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

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SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–25 · SchoolScope calculation

Instruction 62%Instruction support 14%Student services 10%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 1%

SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

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NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–2021; latest district record shown: 2021

2021$12,689 per pupil

2020$11,923 per pupil

2019$12,373 per pupil

2018$11,323 per pupil

2017$10,183 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

09ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 94550

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 94550
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$180,295
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	55.67%
ZCTA population	49,873
Median age	42.3 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded the standard · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,177 middle schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2024 · Data updated 2026-09-27

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