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Enrollment
725
Middle
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ROSA HIGH·NCES 063583006131
Rincon Valley Middle
4650 Badger Rd., Santa Rosa, CA 95409 · (707) 890-3870 · Sonoma County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL725 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% 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.
- C-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
23.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
247 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 7 | 341 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 384 | 53% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
54.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -9.7pp since 2014
Math
38.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -26.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.7% | 34.5% | 21.4% | 24.3% |
| Math | 23.5% | 15.4% | 24.7% | 36.5% |
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 | 54.3% | 38.8% |
| 2023-24 | 54.8% | 41.5% |
| 2022-23 | 46.9% | 37.4% |
| 2021-22 | 52.4% | 44.5% |
| 2018-19 | 68.8% | 61.3% |
| 2016-17 | 64.7% | 65.7% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 66.0% |
| 2014-15 | 64.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Rincon Valley Middle
Rincon Valley Middle's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rincon Valley Middle this school | 725 | 34.1% | 47.5% |
| Calavera Hills Middle Carlsbad | 655 | 33.1% | 54.5% |
| Martinez Junior High Martinez | 843 | 32.7% | 51.0% |
| Sequoia Middle Newbury Park | 798 | 31.0% | 48.5% |
| Lawrence E. Jones Middle Rohnert Park | 775 | 38.3% | 37.0% |
| Valley Middle Carlsbad | 807 | 36.6% | 52.0% |
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 Rincon Valley Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sonoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #386 of 1,224 | #7 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #419 of 1,227 ▼ 54 | #8 of 21 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #409 of 1,227 ▼ 43 | #8 of 21 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.9pp | #210 of 1,214 | #10 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 725 | #555 of 1,377 | #4 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #969 of 1,279 | #16 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #309 of 1,278 | #3 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.1% | #1,106 of 1,329 | #16 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.6% | #382 of 930 | #7 of 15 |
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
725
-73 (-9%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 825
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
was 25.7:1
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 | 725 | 31.5 | 23.0:1 | 34% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 780 | 33.8 | 23.1:1 | 27% (214) |
| 2022-23 | 786 | 32.6 | 24.1:1 | 28% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 798 | 31 | 25.7:1 | 21% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 891 | 37.6 | 23.7:1 | 33% (295) |
| 2015-16 | 908 | 38 | 23.9:1 | 16% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 855 | N/A | N/A | 13% (115) |
| 2000-01 | 888 | 41 | 21.7:1 | 9% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 825 | 35 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rincon Valley Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (891 to 725); teachers down 16% (37.6 to 31.5).
About Rincon Valley Middle
As a medium-sized middle school, Rincon Valley Middle serves students in Santa Rosa, California. Its 725 students are spread across grades 7 through 8.
Besides Rincon Valley Middle, Santa Rosa High runs 10 other schools. The district enrolls 9,410 students.
White students form the largest group at Rincon Valley Middle, 49% of enrollment. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 8% multiracial. By comparison, Sonoma County residents are about 62% White. By the diversity index, Rincon Valley Middle comes in at 64%.
Rincon Valley Middle employs 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 23.0:1. That ratio is over the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 34% in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Sonoma County report 51%.
Measured against California public middle schools, Rincon Valley Middle receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Rincon Valley Middle scores 47.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 59.6%.
Within Sonoma County, median household income is about $104,674, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Sonoma County number 184 and enroll about 63,389.
Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Rincon Valley Middle ranks 6th of 9 nearby schools, at 47.5% versus a 56.7% average.
Rincon Valley Middle has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
Rincon Valley Middle had 798 students in 2020-21 and 725 in 2024-25, a 9% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 25.7:1 to 23.0:1.
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Sonoma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
485,040
Census ACS
Median income
$104,674
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
184
63,389 students
Quick facts
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- Madrone Elementary0.9 mi · 363
- Whited Elementary Charter1.2 mi · 327
- Sequoia Elementary1.3 mi · 414
Frequently asked questions
About Rincon Valley MiddleHow large is Rincon Valley Middle?
Rincon Valley Middle enrolls approximately 725 students in grades 07-08.
Is Rincon Valley Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rincon Valley Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Rincon Valley Middle have?
Rincon Valley Middle employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.0:1.
How diverse is Rincon Valley Middle?
Rincon Valley Middle reports a student body of 49% White, 33% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Rincon Valley Middle public or private?
Rincon Valley Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Santa Rosa High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.