How does Windsor Middle compare to other middle schools in Windsor?

Windsor Middle has a Scope Score of 48.8/100, ranked #886 among California middle schools. 13% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,455 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Windsor Middle?

12.7% of students at Windsor Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 35.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Windsor Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Windsor Middle's proficiency rate increases by 11.3 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 Windsor Middle?

22.3% of students at Windsor 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.

Windsor Middle

Middle School

Windsor Unified WindsorSonoma County95492

📍 9500 Brooks Road South

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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On the Rise

On an upward trajectory — scores are improving faster than average. Worth a closer look.

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

765 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

19:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

48%

Teachers

40 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-6.2 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+13.4 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

18.4%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 110 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic50.2%

White39.5%

Asian1.1%

Black0.8%

Other8.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Windsor Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	12.7%
Met Standard	22.8%
Below Standard	64.5%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Growth (G6→G8): +11.3pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 12.7%

4.6pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 35.5%

4.0pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 22.3%

3.0pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 35.5%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 8.4%

4.3pp 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 "35% proficient" for Windsor Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

12.7% of students exceeded standard while 22.8% met it. That exceeded rate is 4.6 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's near the Windsor Unified district average of 11.1%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 11.3 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 declined and Math increased year-over-year. 18.4% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 22.3%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

12.7%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

35.5%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+11.3pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

22.3%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

8.4%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,455

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

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	178	7.9%	19.7%	27.5%	44.9%	27.5%
7th	277	11.9%	35.7%	28.9%	23.5%	47.6%
8th	273	13.6%	28.9%	27.5%	30.0%	42.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	177	13.0%	12.4%	30.5%	44.1%	25.4%
7th	277	13.0%	23.8%	25.3%	37.9%	36.8%
8th	273	16.9%	16.1%	27.1%	39.9%	33.0%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Cali Calmecac Language Academy

32.5# in state

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Middle

Windsor Middle

48.8# in state

This school

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High School

Windsor High

66.5# in state

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