Enrollment
286
Middle
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHN SWETT UNIFIED·NCES 061899002299
Carquinez Middle
1099 Pomona St., Crockett, CA 94525 · (510) 787-1081 · Contra Costa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL286 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of California public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
239 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 95 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 104 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 87 | 30% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within John Swett Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
34.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.5pp since 2014
Math
16.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.5% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 38.4% |
| Math | 3.6% | 12.5% | 26.4% | 57.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.5% | 16.1% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 12.7% |
| 2022-23 | 23.5% | 11.2% |
| 2021-22 | 20.6% | 13.7% |
| 2018-19 | 37.9% | 22.3% |
| 2017-18 | 38.1% | 26.6% |
| 2016-17 | 36.8% | 23.5% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 32.0% | 20.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Carquinez Middle
Carquinez Middle's state test result (22.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carquinez Middle this school | 286 | 83.6% | 22.4% |
| Pinole Middle Pinole | 381 | 80.1% | 24.5% |
| Cesar Chavez Intermediate Sacramento | 357 | 87.1% | 26.5% |
| Mare Island Technology Academy Vallejo | 260 | 76.5% | N/A |
| Norwood Junior High Sacramento | 450 | 83.1% | 32.7% |
| Montgomery Middle San Diego | 337 | 86.1% | 29.6% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Carquinez Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #984 of 1,224 | #27 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #990 of 1,227 ▲ 49 | #29 of 42 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #868 of 1,227 ▲ 163 | #28 of 42 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.2pp | #136 of 1,214 | #5 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 286 | #1,211 of 1,377 | #43 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #545 of 1,279 | #7 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.2% | #22 of 1,278 | #3 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.6% | #444 of 1,329 | #6 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #771 of 930 | #26 of 35 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
286
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 19.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 286 | 13.9 | 20.6:1 | 84% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 12.4 | 21.2:1 | 85% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 254 | 14.4 | 17.7:1 | 80% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 289 | 15 | 19.3:1 | 58% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 307 | 17.7 | 17.4:1 | 70% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 374 | 16 | 23.4:1 | 70% (261) |
| 2010-11 | 364 | N/A | N/A | 42% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 495 | 23 | 21.5:1 | 30% (149) |
| 1990-91 | 504 | 24 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carquinez Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (307 to 286); teachers down 21% (17.7 to 13.9).
About Carquinez Middle
This page covers Carquinez Middle, a small middle-grades school in Crockett, California. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 286 students. On average, middle schools in California enroll around 659, and this school is 57% below that mark.
Carquinez Middle belongs to John Swett Unified, a district of 4 schools and 1,197 students.
Hispanic students make up 40% of enrollment at Carquinez Middle, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 19% Asian, 15% Black, 14% White, and 11% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Contra Costa County's population at about 28%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 75%.
Based on 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, Carquinez Middle has a ratio of 20.6:1. It is about the same as the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Income data for the school show 84% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Contra Costa County is 45%.
On the allk12 Grade, Carquinez Middle lands at C, ahead of 26% of California public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 30.6% for Carquinez Middle. The school posts 22.4%, 8.2 points below the prediction.
For the population of Contra Costa County, the median household earns about $127,229 a year, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Contra Costa County, 280 public schools serve about 167,423 students.
John Swett High, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Carquinez Middle ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Federal data show 289 students in 2020-21 and 286 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. By 2024-25, the school had 20.6 students per teacher, compared with 19.3 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Carquinez Middle can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Contra Costa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,165,012
Census ACS
Median income
$127,229
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
280
167,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in John Swett Unified
- Rodeo Hills ElementaryElementary · 534 students
- John Swett HighHigh · 351 students
- Willow HighHigh · 26 students
Other schools in Crockett
- John Swett HighHigh · 351 students
- Willow HighHigh · 26 students
Nearby schools
- John Swett High0.1 mi · 351
- Willow High0.1 mi · 26
- Glen Cove Elementary1.7 mi · 441
- Grace Patterson Elementary2.1 mi · 353
- Benicia High2.7 mi · 1,335
- Benicia Middle2.9 mi · 947
Frequently asked questions
About Carquinez MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Carquinez Middle?
Carquinez Middle enrolls approximately 286 students in grades 06-08.
Is Carquinez Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carquinez Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Carquinez Middle have?
Carquinez Middle employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carquinez Middle?
At Carquinez Middle, the student body is approximately 14% White, 40% Hispanic, 15% Black, 19% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Carquinez Middle?
Carquinez Middle is overseen by John Swett Unified in Contra Costa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.