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Enrollment
580
Middle
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLLISTER·NCES 061734003760
Maze Middle
900 Meridian St., Hollister, CA 95023 · (831) 636-4480 · San Benito County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL580 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% 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.
- DBeats 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
20.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
380 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 188 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 171 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 221 | 38% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
35.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.8pp since 2014
Math
12.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.3% | 28.4% | 31.6% | 32.6% |
| Math | 3.3% | 8.9% | 26.9% | 60.8% |
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 | 35.8% | 12.2% |
| 2023-24 | 28.5% | 11.4% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 13.7% |
| 2021-22 | 28.6% | 8.1% |
| 2018-19 | 41.7% | 19.8% |
| 2017-18 | 42.3% | 19.0% |
| 2016-17 | 43.6% | 28.2% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
22.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% 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 Maze Middle
Maze Middle's state test result (22.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maze Middle this school | 580 | 65.5% | 22.0% |
| Rio Vista Middle Oxnard | 637 | 65.1% | 22.1% |
| Muwekma Ohlone Middle San Jose | 587 | 68.7% | 20.9% |
| Rancho San Justo Hollister | 653 | 69.4% | 23.6% |
| Anacapa Middle Ventura | 592 | 68.1% | 37.8% |
| Chula Vista Middle Chula Vista | 678 | 59.3% | 26.0% |
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 Maze Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #995 of 1,224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.2% | #1,087 of 1,227 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #833 of 1,227 ▲ 131 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.7pp | #266 of 1,214 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 580 | #802 of 1,377 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #503 of 1,279 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.4% | #961 of 1,278 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.5% | #773 of 1,329 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #355 of 930 |
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
580
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-30% since 2000-01, when it was 828
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 24.4:1
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 | 580 | 28.6 | 20.3:1 | 66% (380) |
| 2023-24 | 420 | 21.1 | 19.9:1 | 60% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 25.4 | 17.8:1 | 55% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 585 | 24 | 24.4:1 | 69% (402) |
| 2017-18 | 722 | 32.5 | 22.2:1 | 66% (476) |
| 2015-16 | 690 | 37 | 18.6:1 | 56% (387) |
| 2010-11 | 661 | N/A | N/A | 67% (442) |
| 2000-01 | 828 | 36 | 23.0:1 | 43% (352) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maze Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (722 to 580); teachers down 12% (32.5 to 28.6).
About Maze Middle
Students in Hollister, California, attend Maze Middle, a mid-sized middle school. Federal data show 580 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Across its 10 schools, Hollister enrolls 5,908 students. Maze Middle is one of those schools.
At Maze Middle, 84% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 10% White and 3% multiracial. Census figures show San Benito County is about 62% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 28%.
Maze Middle has 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 20.3:1. The 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California is close to this figure. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 66% at Maze Middle.
Maze Middle holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 15% of California public middle schools.
Maze Middle is 19.1 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in California.
For San Benito County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $114,394, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 28 public schools in the county, enrolling about 11,633, Maze Middle among them.
Hollister Dual Language Academy is the nearest public school to Maze Middle, about 0.2 miles away. Maze Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 22.0% average proficiency ranks 5th among 5 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Federal data show 585 students in 2020-21 and 580 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 24.4:1 to 20.3:1.
The Maze Middle discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
San Benito County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,290
Census ACS
Median income
$114,394
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
11,633 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hollister
- Hollister Dual Language AcademyElementary · 858 students
- Ladd Lane ElementaryElementary · 767 students
- Rancho SantanaElementary · 678 students
- Rancho San JustoMiddle · 653 students
- Cerra Vista ElementaryElementary · 602 students
- Sunnyslope ElementaryElementary · 602 students
Other schools in Hollister
- Hollister HighHigh · 3,316 students
- Hollister Dual Language AcademyElementary · 858 students
- Ladd Lane ElementaryElementary · 767 students
- Spring Grove ElementaryElementary · 762 students
- Rancho SantanaElementary · 678 students
- Rancho San JustoMiddle · 653 students
Nearby schools
- Hollister Dual Language Academy0.2 mi · 858
- San Benito County Opportunity0.6 mi · 32
- Pinnacles Community0.6 mi · 15
- San Andreas Continuation High0.6 mi · 74
- Sunnyslope Elementary0.9 mi · 602
- Rancho San Justo0.9 mi · 653
Frequently asked questions
About Maze MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Maze Middle?
Maze Middle enrolls approximately 580 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Maze Middle serve?
Maze Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Maze Middle?
Approximately 20.3:1 students per teacher at Maze Middle.
What is the student diversity at Maze Middle?
Student demographics at Maze Middle are roughly 10% White, 84% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Maze Middle?
Maze Middle is overseen by Hollister in San Benito County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.