Summary:
Miller Creek Elementary has one middle school, Miller Creek Middle, serving grades 6–8, with 620 students. In 2025–2026, the school’s proficiency rates were above California’s in every reported subject: ELA was 66% versus 49% statewide, math was 58% versus 38%, and science was 48% versus 36. The most important takeaway is that Miller Creek Middle outperformed the state by 12 to 20 percentage points across all three subjects.
There is no other middle school in this list, so Miller Creek Middle is both the highest and lowest in the group, with no between-school gap to compare. Against the Miller Creek Elementary district, the school was 1 point higher in ELA, but 1 point lower in math and 2 points lower in science. Results also vary by grade: grade 7 was strongest in ELA (72%) and math (65%), while grade 8 was lowest in those subjects (61% and 54%). Grade 7 math was 28 points above the state rate for that grade; grade 8 ELA was 12 points above its state comparison.
ELA proficiency fell from 68% in 2024–2025 to 66% in 2025–2026, while math and science each edged up by less than a percentage point. Since state results rose over the same period, Miller Creek’s advantage narrowed in all three subjects—by 2 points in ELA, less than 1 point in math, and 3 points in science. SchoolDigger gave the school 4 stars and ranked it 377th of 2,703 schools (86th percentile) in 2025–2026, down from 343rd (88th percentile) the prior year. Chronic absenteeism was 11%, above the district’s 7% but below the state’s 18%. Other context: the student–teacher ratio was 17.6 in 2024–2025, and 20% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that school year.
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