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What's the most underrated thing about Crittenden Middle that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
616
Middle
DISTRICT 738 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNTAIN VIEW WHISMAN·NCES 062628006931
Crittenden Middle
1701 Rock St., Mountain View, CA 94043 · (650) 903-6945 · Santa Clara County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL616 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of California public middle schools
- A-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.
- B-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
17.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
146 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 197 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 212 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 207 | 34% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
65.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.2pp since 2014
Math
54.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 35.6% | 29.6% | 15.8% | 18.9% |
| Math | 40.1% | 14.6% | 15.8% | 29.6% |
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 | 65.2% | 54.7% |
| 2023-24 | 62.2% | 52.1% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 51.3% |
| 2021-22 | 64.6% | 50.5% |
| 2018-19 | 65.6% | 55.9% |
| 2017-18 | 60.4% | 55.3% |
| 2016-17 | 63.5% | 55.1% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 51.0% |
| 2014-15 | 55.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
58.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Crittenden Middle
Crittenden Middle's state test result (58.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crittenden Middle this school | 616 | 23.7% | 58.6% |
| Goddard Middle Glendora | 728 | 18.0% | 64.8% |
| Isaac Newton Graham Middle Mountain View | 860 | 26.3% | 58.6% |
| Ingrid B. Lacy Middle Pacifica | 484 | 19.0% | 53.7% |
| Buchser Middle Santa Clara | 711 | 32.2% | 47.5% |
| Columbia Middle Sunnyvale | 697 | 30.3% | 34.0% |
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 Crittenden Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #242 of 1,224 | #27 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #229 of 1,227 no change | #28 of 56 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #253 of 1,227 ▲ 13 | #27 of 56 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.4pp | #580 of 1,214 | #13 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 616 | #730 of 1,377 | #39 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #155 of 1,279 | #13 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #69 of 1,278 | #5 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.7% | #1,192 of 1,329 | #47 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #688 of 930 | #46 of 53 |
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
616
+18 (+3%) vs 2020
+5% since 2010-11, when it was 584
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 616 | 35.1 | 17.5:1 | 24% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 33.7 | 17.3:1 | 23% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 537 | 31.9 | 16.9:1 | 25% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 598 | 35 | 17.1:1 | 29% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 678 | 33.2 | 20.4:1 | 49% (333) |
| 2015-16 | 630 | 31 | 20.3:1 | 56% (351) |
| 2010-11 | 584 | N/A | N/A | 61% (358) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crittenden Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (678 to 616); teachers up 6% (33.2 to 35.1).
About Crittenden Middle
Crittenden Middle is a medium-sized middle school found in Mountain View, California. It educates 616 students in grades 6 through 8.
Mountain View Whisman counts 11 schools and 4,624 students, including Crittenden Middle.
Enrollment at Crittenden Middle is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 39%. The school is also 25% White, 21% Asian, and 12% multiracial. That is higher than the 25% Hispanic share among all Santa Clara County residents. By the diversity index, Crittenden Middle comes in at 72%.
Federal data list 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Crittenden Middle in 2024-25, for a ratio of 17.5:1. The average ratio among middle schools in California is 20.7:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 24%. For comparison, public schools in Santa Clara County average 37%.
The allk12 Grade for Crittenden Middle is B. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 62% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 65.7% at Crittenden Middle; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 58.6%.
Census estimates describe Santa Clara County this way: median household income is about $164,281, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Santa Clara County number 412 and enroll about 230,059.
The nearest public school is Theuerkauf Elementary, at about 0.5 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Crittenden Middle places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 3%, from 598 to 616.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Crittenden Middle. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Santa Clara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,902,047
Census ACS
Median income
$164,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
412
230,059 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mountain View Whisman
- Isaac Newton Graham MiddleMiddle · 860 students
- Stevenson ElementaryElementary · 461 students
- Edith Landels ElementaryElementary · 399 students
- Amy Imai ElementaryElementary · 388 students
- Jose Antonio Vargas ElementaryElementary · 368 students
- Gabriela Mistral ElementaryElementary · 366 students
Other schools in Mountain View
- Mountain View HighHigh · 2,187 students
- Isaac Newton Graham MiddleMiddle · 860 students
- Stevenson ElementaryElementary · 461 students
- Edith Landels ElementaryElementary · 399 students
- Amy Imai ElementaryElementary · 388 students
- Jose Antonio Vargas ElementaryElementary · 368 students
Other Crittenden Middle schools
One other US public school is named Crittenden Middle. Crittenden Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Crittenden MiddleNewport News, VA · 781 students
Nearby schools
- Theuerkauf Elementary0.5 mi · 308
- Stevenson Elementary0.6 mi · 461
- Monta Loma Elementary0.7 mi · 298
- Greendell1.2 mi · 26
- Gabriela Mistral Elementary1.2 mi · 366
- Mariano Castro Elementary1.3 mi · 248
Frequently asked questions
About Crittenden MiddleHow many students attend Crittenden Middle?
Crittenden Middle enrolls approximately 616 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Crittenden Middle serve?
Crittenden Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Crittenden Middle have?
Crittenden Middle employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Crittenden Middle?
Student demographics at Crittenden Middle are roughly 25% White, 39% Hispanic, 2% Black, 21% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Crittenden Middle in?
Crittenden Middle is part of Mountain View Whisman.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.