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Enrollment
1,117
Middle
DISTRICT 538 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAFAYETTE ELEMENTARY·NCES 062031002449
M. H. Stanley Middle
3455 School St., Lafayette, CA 94549 · (925) 927-3530 · Contra Costa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,117 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of California public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
18.9:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
56 students
DISTRICT 5% · 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 | 363 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 384 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 370 | 33% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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 Lafayette Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
76.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.7pp since 2014
Math
76.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.0% | 42.3% | 17.5% | 6.2% |
| Math | 50.9% | 25.5% | 16.0% | 7.6% |
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 | 76.3% | 76.4% |
| 2023-24 | 78.7% | 72.7% |
| 2022-23 | 79.8% | 77.9% |
| 2021-22 | 83.0% | 76.5% |
| 2020-21 | 81.5% | 75.4% |
| 2018-19 | 83.6% | 80.6% |
| 2017-18 | 85.2% | 81.3% |
| 2016-17 | 83.9% | 80.5% |
| 2015-16 | 84.0% | 79.0% |
| 2014-15 | 81.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
76.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 M. H. Stanley Middle
M. H. Stanley Middle's state test result (76.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. H. Stanley Middle this school | 1,117 | 5.0% | 76.0% |
| Manhattan Beach Middle Manhattan Beach | 1,175 | 5.3% | 77.2% |
| Charlotte Wood Middle Danville | 853 | 5.2% | 69.6% |
| Orinda Intermediate Orinda | 822 | 3.8% | 82.9% |
| Rolling Hills Middle El Dorado Hills | 778 | 10.2% | 73.2% |
| Foothill Middle Walnut Creek | 1,005 | 8.4% | 66.3% |
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 M. H. Stanley Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #70 of 1,224 | #8 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #48 of 1,227 ▲ 17 | #5 of 42 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #114 of 1,227 ▼ 34 | #11 of 42 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.4pp | #135 of 1,214 | #3 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,117 | #111 of 1,377 | #3 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #309 of 1,279 | #2 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #396 of 1,278 | #29 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.0% | #1,324 of 1,329 | #39 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #695 of 930 | #22 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
1,117
-19 (-2%) vs 2020
+82% since 1990-91, when it was 615
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 1,117 | 58.9 | 18.9:1 | 5% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 1,110 | 58.6 | 18.9:1 | 4% (40) |
| 2022-23 | 1,064 | 57.2 | 18.6:1 | 4% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 1,136 | 60 | 18.9:1 | 4% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 1,227 | 53.9 | 22.8:1 | 5% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 1,220 | 52 | 23.5:1 | 3% (37) |
| 2010-11 | 1,073 | N/A | N/A | 4% (47) |
| 2000-01 | 1,214 | 55 | 22.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 615 | 28 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for M. H. Stanley Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,227 to 1,117); teachers up 9% (53.9 to 58.9).
About M. H. Stanley Middle
M. H. Stanley Middle sits in Lafayette, California, and is classified as a middle school. It reports enrollment of 1,117 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 69% above the 659-student average for middle schools in California.
Lafayette Elementary has 3,230 students in 6 schools, and M. H. Stanley Middle is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at M. H. Stanley Middle, about 56 are White. The school is also 19% multiracial, 13% Asian, and 11% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is lower, at 41%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, M. H. Stanley Middle scores 62%.
Its ratio of 18.9:1 is based on 58.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in California average 20.7:1, 1.8 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 5%. That is lower than the 45% average for public schools in Contra Costa County.
Among California public middle schools, M. H. Stanley Middle outscored 75%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 76.6% at M. H. Stanley Middle; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 76.0%.
In the surrounding 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 poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 280 public schools and about 167,423 students.
Of the public schools around it, M. H. Stanley Middle is closest to Lafayette Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 81.8%; M. H. Stanley Middle's is 76.0%, ranking 6th of 7.
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).
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (1,136) to 2024-25 (1,117).
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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 Lafayette Elementary
- Burton Valley ElementaryElementary · 653 students
- Lafayette ElementaryElementary · 515 students
- Springhill ElementaryElementary · 479 students
- Happy Valley ElementaryElementary · 463 students
- Lafayette Early Intervention PreschoolElementary · 3 students
Other schools in Lafayette
- Acalanes HighHigh · 1,256 students
- Burton Valley ElementaryElementary · 653 students
- Lafayette ElementaryElementary · 515 students
- Springhill ElementaryElementary · 479 students
- Happy Valley ElementaryElementary · 463 students
- Lafayette Early Intervention PreschoolElementary · 3 students
Nearby schools
- Lafayette Elementary0.2 mi · 515
- Acalanes High1.5 mi · 1,256
- Campolindo High1.5 mi · 1,340
- Springhill Elementary1.6 mi · 479
- Happy Valley Elementary1.9 mi · 463
- Lafayette Early Intervention Preschool2.0 mi · 3
Frequently asked questions
About M. H. Stanley MiddleHow large is M. H. Stanley Middle?
M. H. Stanley Middle enrolls approximately 1,117 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does M. H. Stanley Middle serve?
M. H. Stanley Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does M. H. Stanley Middle have?
M. H. Stanley Middle employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
What is the student diversity at M. H. Stanley Middle?
Student demographics at M. H. Stanley Middle are roughly 56% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 13% Asian, 19% Two or more.
What district is M. H. Stanley Middle in?
M. H. Stanley Middle is part of Lafayette Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.