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Enrollment
510
Middle
DISTRICT 460 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA CRUZ CITY HIGH·NCES 063560006065
Mission Hill Middle
425 King St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060 · (831) 429-3860 · Santa Cruz County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of California public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
18.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
163 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 159 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 171 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 180 | 35% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
58.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.1pp since 2014
Math
49.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.0% | 35.0% | 21.5% | 19.5% |
| Math | 26.6% | 22.4% | 22.6% | 28.5% |
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 | 58.9% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.9% | 39.3% |
| 2022-23 | 57.7% | 40.5% |
| 2021-22 | 60.5% | 43.0% |
| 2018-19 | 65.9% | 49.9% |
| 2017-18 | 64.1% | 52.0% |
| 2016-17 | 62.9% | 54.3% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 56.0% |
| 2014-15 | 65.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Mission Hill Middle
Mission Hill Middle's state test result (49.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Hill Middle this school | 510 | 32.0% | 49.7% |
| New Brighton Middle Capitola | 585 | 30.3% | 48.1% |
| Correia Middle San Diego | 602 | 35.9% | 58.6% |
| Calavera Hills Middle Carlsbad | 655 | 33.1% | 54.5% |
| Joan MacQueen Middle Alpine | 405 | 36.8% | 36.8% |
| Redwood Middle Thousand Oaks | 589 | 27.5% | 55.8% |
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 Mission Hill Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Cruz County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #353 of 1,224 | #3 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #278 of 1,227 ▲ 114 | #3 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #340 of 1,227 ▲ 65 | #4 of 12 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.2pp | #610 of 1,214 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #910 of 1,377 | #5 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #240 of 1,279 | #2 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.6% | #418 of 1,278 | #1 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.0% | #1,132 of 1,329 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.1% | #440 of 930 | #6 of 12 |
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
510
-60 (-11%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 548
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 510 | 28 | 18.2:1 | 32% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 500 | 25.5 | 19.6:1 | 33% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 544 | 27.8 | 19.6:1 | 33% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 570 | 28 | 20.4:1 | 38% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 615 | 24.8 | 24.8:1 | 38% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 635 | 25 | 25.4:1 | 34% (219) |
| 2010-11 | 596 | N/A | N/A | 39% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 20 | 22.3:1 | 23% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 548 | 24 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mission Hill Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (615 to 510); teachers up 13% (24.8 to 28).
About Mission Hill Middle
Mission Hill Middle is a small middle school in California, with an address in Santa Cruz. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 510 students. The school's enrollment is 23% smaller than the 659 average for middle schools in California.
Santa Cruz City High is the local district for Mission Hill Middle. It runs 9 schools with 4,455 students.
A majority of students at Mission Hill Middle, 53%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 33% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By the diversity index, Mission Hill Middle comes in at 61%.
Federal staffing data show 28 full-time-equivalent teachers at Mission Hill Middle and a ratio of 18.2:1. That ratio is under the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 32% of students. The rate at public schools in Santa Cruz County averages 52%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for Mission Hill Middle is B-. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 49% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Mission Hill Middle posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 49.7%, compared with a predicted 60.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Santa Cruz County has about 264,926 residents, and median household income is about $111,093, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Santa Cruz County number 83 and enroll about 36,316.
The closest public school to Mission Hill Middle is Santa Cruz High, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 4 nearby schools that report test results, Mission Hill Middle ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Mission Hill Middle had 570 students in 2020-21 and 510 in 2024-25, an 11% decrease. The ratio was 20.4:1 in 2020-21 and 18.2:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Santa Cruz County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
264,926
Census ACS
Median income
$111,093
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
36,316 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Santa Cruz City High
- Santa Cruz HighHigh · 1,093 students
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- Harbor HighHigh · 1,013 students
- Branciforte MiddleMiddle · 409 students
- Delta CharterHigh · 113 students
- Alternative Family EducationCombined · 110 students
Other schools in Santa Cruz
- Santa Cruz HighHigh · 1,093 students
- Harbor HighHigh · 1,013 students
- Santa Cruz County CommunityHigh · 730 students
- Pacific Collegiate CharterHigh · 536 students
- Brook Knoll ElementaryElementary · 498 students
- De Laveaga ElementaryElementary · 481 students
Nearby schools
- Santa Cruz High0.3 mi · 1,093
- Bay View Elementary0.7 mi · 394
- Westlake Elementary0.8 mi · 453
- Santa Cruz County Court0.9 mi · 20
- Santa Cruz County Special Education0.9 mi · 105
- Santa Cruz County Community0.9 mi · 730
Frequently asked questions
About Mission Hill MiddleHow large is Mission Hill Middle?
Mission Hill Middle enrolls approximately 510 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Mission Hill Middle serve?
Mission Hill Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mission Hill Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mission Hill Middle is approximately 18.2:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mission Hill Middle?
At Mission Hill Middle, the student body is approximately 53% White, 33% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Mission Hill Middle in?
Mission Hill Middle is part of Santa Cruz City High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.