Summary:
The five middle schools in the Santa Rosa High district, in Santa Rosa, include four serving grades 7–8 and Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter, which serves grades 5–6. In 2025–26, the four grade 7–8 schools averaged 33% in ELA, 22% in math and 23% in science—below state results of 49%, 38% and 36%. The clearest finding for families comparing the older-grade schools is that Rincon Valley Middle was the only one to exceed the state in all three subjects.
Rincon Valley Middle led the grade 7–8 schools with 56% in ELA, 43% in math and 42% in science, beating state results by 7, 4 and 6 percentage points. At the other end, Hilliard Comstock Middle scored 21%, 9% and 12%; Rincon’s advantage was 36 points in ELA, 34 in math and 30 in science. The charter had the list’s highest results—83% in ELA, 82% in math and 78% in science—and exceeded same-grade state results by 32–38 points in ELA and 40–50 points in math; it serves younger grades, so its scores are not a direct comparison with the grade 7–8 schools.
Average results at the four grade 7–8 schools rose from 2024–25 to 2025–26 by 4 points in ELA, 2 in math and 3 in science, though the group narrowed its state gap only in ELA and math. SchoolDigger ranked Rincon at the 71st percentile with 4 stars, compared with Hilliard at the 6th percentile with 0 stars. Absenteeism also differed: in 2025–26 it was 16% at Rincon and 33% at Hilliard, versus 18% statewide. Reported free/reduced lunch eligible shares in 2024–25 were 34% at Rincon and 86% at Hilliard; these figures are context, not an explanation of results. Ratios do not neatly sort the schools either: Montgomery’s student-teacher ratio was 17.7, compared with 23 at Rincon, which had substantially higher scores.
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