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What's something El Dorado Middle does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
861
Middle
DISTRICT 747 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MT. DIABLO UNIFIED·NCES 062637003944
El Dorado Middle
1750 West St., Concord, CA 94521 · (925) 682-5700 · Contra Costa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL861 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of California public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
23.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
649 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 308 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 261 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 292 | 34% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
26.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.6pp since 2014
Math
16.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.3% | 20.3% | 27.4% | 46.0% |
| Math | 6.4% | 10.1% | 22.3% | 61.2% |
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 | 26.6% | 16.5% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 10.3% |
| 2022-23 | 18.6% | 9.2% |
| 2021-22 | 24.4% | 10.4% |
| 2020-21 | 25.3% | 11.3% |
| 2018-19 | 23.6% | 12.2% |
| 2017-18 | 25.1% | 13.4% |
| 2016-17 | 29.4% | 16.5% |
| 2015-16 | 30.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
19.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 35% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 El Dorado Middle
El Dorado Middle's state test result (19.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Dorado Middle this school | 861 | 75.4% | 19.1% |
| Yuba Gardens Intermediate Olivehurst | 761 | 77.5% | 21.3% |
| Prescott Junior High Modesto | 746 | 74.3% | 31.2% |
| Roosevelt Junior High Modesto | 818 | 74.7% | 33.0% |
| Lodi Middle Lodi | 893 | 78.9% | 30.7% |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle Northridge | 870 | 75.1% | 60.0% |
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 El Dorado Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #1,076 of 1,224 | #31 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #980 of 1,227 ▲ 125 | #28 of 42 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #1,067 of 1,227 ▲ 30 | #34 of 42 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.2pp | #384 of 1,214 | #19 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 861 | #353 of 1,377 | #15 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.5:1 | #1,020 of 1,279 | #31 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #358 of 1,278 | #26 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.4% | #639 of 1,329 | #15 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #878 of 930 | #33 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
861
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 692
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 861 | 36.6 | 23.5:1 | 75% (649) |
| 2023-24 | 811 | 34.9 | 23.3:1 | 77% (624) |
| 2022-23 | 832 | 33.2 | 25.1:1 | 71% (594) |
| 2020-21 | 866 | 38 | 22.8:1 | 56% (489) |
| 2017-18 | 883 | 42 | 21.0:1 | 63% (559) |
| 2015-16 | 983 | 44 | 22.3:1 | 63% (622) |
| 2010-11 | 871 | N/A | N/A | 51% (444) |
| 2000-01 | 1,004 | 45 | 22.3:1 | 24% (245) |
| 1990-91 | 692 | 35 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for El Dorado Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (883 to 861); teachers down 13% (42 to 36.6).
About El Dorado Middle
El Dorado Middle is a middle school in Concord, California, reachable at (925) 682-5700. It reports enrollment of 861 students in grades 6 through 8. The school is 31% bigger than the average for middle schools in California.
El Dorado Middle is one school in Mt. Diablo Unified, a system of 50 schools with 29,210 students.
At El Dorado Middle, 57% of students are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 16% White, 11% Asian, 11% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census figures show Contra Costa County is about 28% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
El Dorado Middle reports a ratio of 23.5 students per teacher, from 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in California, the average ratio is 20.7:1. Lunch program data show 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 30 points above the 45% average for public schools in Contra Costa County.
On the allk12 Grade, El Dorado Middle lands at D, ahead of 12% of California public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. El Dorado Middle posts 19.1% against a 35.4% prediction, a bottom-10% result in California.
Looking at the county, Contra Costa County, median household income comes to about $127,229, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 280, with about 167,423 students.
Westwood Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. El Dorado Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. El Dorado Middle ranks 7th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 19.1% against a local average of 35.6%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Federal data show 866 students in 2020-21 and 861 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
El Dorado Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Mt. Diablo Unified
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- Foothill MiddleMiddle · 1,005 students
Other schools in Concord
- Clayton Valley Charter HighHigh · 2,373 students
- Mt. Diablo HighHigh · 1,397 students
- Concord HighHigh · 1,137 students
- Ygnacio Valley HighHigh · 1,059 students
- Meadow Homes ElementaryElementary · 732 students
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Other El Dorado Middle schools
One other US public school is named El Dorado Middle. El Dorado Middle is the largest of the 2.
- El Dorado MiddleEl Dorado, KS · 370 students
Nearby schools
- Westwood Elementary0.1 mi · 224
- Concord High0.2 mi · 1,137
- Mountain View Elementary0.7 mi · 267
- Sunrise (Special Education)1.0 mi · 18
- Monte Gardens Elementary1.1 mi · 562
- El Monte Elementary1.3 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About El Dorado MiddleHow many students attend El Dorado Middle?
El Dorado Middle enrolls approximately 861 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does El Dorado Middle serve?
El Dorado Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at El Dorado Middle?
Approximately 23.5:1 students per teacher at El Dorado Middle.
How diverse is El Dorado Middle?
El Dorado Middle reports a student body of 16% White, 57% Hispanic, 3% Black, 11% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees El Dorado Middle?
El Dorado Middle is overseen by Mt. Diablo Unified in Contra Costa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.