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White Hill Middle

Public Grades 6-8

186^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 93% of California middle schools

Summary

White Hill Middle is a high-performing public school serving about 600 students in grades 6-8 in Fairfax, part of the highly-rated Ross Valley Elementary district, which consistently ranks in the state's top tier.

Academically, the school shines, outperforming state averages by a wide margin in all subjects and ranking in the 93rd percentile statewide. It achieves these excellent results while serving a more economically diverse student body than some neighboring top schools like Del Mar Middle and Mill Valley Middle. A particular strength is its exceptional support for students with disabilities, whose performance ranks in the 95th-97th percentile. The school also operates with notable efficiency, delivering strong outcomes with per-student spending that is about half that of some nearby districts like Miller Creek Elementary.

While overall performance is impressive, the school faces specific challenges, including a mathematics proficiency rate that is 13-18 points behind the highest-performing nearby schools. Recent data also shows declining performance rankings for students from low-income families, a trend that contrasts with stable scores for other groups. Additionally, chronic absenteeism rates, though lower than the state average, are higher than at comparable schools, presenting a puzzle alongside the strong academic results.

601

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,717

Per pupil spending ?

12%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 Glen Dr.
Fairfax, CA 94930-1338

(415) 454-8390

District: Ross Valley Elementary

Students who attend White Hill Middle usually attend:

High:

Archie Williams High

Feeder schools for White Hill Middle:

Elementary:	Brookside Elementary
	Hidden Valley Elementary
	Manor Elementary
	Wade Thomas Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.7%

Hispanic:

15.3%

Two or more races:

10.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (70% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg73%

California avg41%

186^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^th of 1,543Ross Valley Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	186 of 2761	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	169 of 2783	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	181 of 2781	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	200 of 2740	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	88.5	79 of 894	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	205 of 2715	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	161 of 2480	93.5%	★★★★★
2017	96.0	88 of 2508	96.5%	★★★★★
2016	94.2	119 of 2497	95.2%	★★★★★
2015	94.9	107 of 2477	95.7%	★★★★★
2013	90.8	68 of 2379	97.1%	★★★★★
2012	92.4	38 of 2259	98.3%	★★★★★
2011	88.8	117 of 2236	94.8%	★★★★★
2010	92.3	54 of 2179	97.5%	★★★★★
2009	90.5	98 of 2063	95.2%	★★★★★
2008	89.1	126 of 2005	93.7%	★★★★★
2007	93.0	70 of 1999	96.5%	★★★★★
2006	92.3	81 of 1804	95.5%	★★★★★
2005	92.5	72 of 1777	95.9%	★★★★★
2004	91.4	97 of 1769	94.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	83.8	140 of 1531	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	57.6	100 of 354	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	160 of 1491	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	117 of 1369	91.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	139 of 2533	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	110 of 2551	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	150 of 2531	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	181 of 2509	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	85.7	84 of 738	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	89.7	233 of 2380	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	195 of 2262	91.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	446 of 2395	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	353 of 2388	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	229 of 2374	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	75.9	379 of 2359	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	254 of 2213	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	258 of 2072	87.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	842 of 2542	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.3	383 of 2579	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	447 of 2531	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	534 of 2458	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	54.9	255 of 721	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	731 of 2369	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	400 of 2230	82.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	251 of 2534	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	232 of 2552	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	206 of 2538	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	204 of 2527	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	89.4	66 of 763	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	170 of 2407	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	135 of 2273	94.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	189 of 726	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	80 of 701	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	254 of 677	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	323 of 665	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.0	84 of 554	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	105 of 462	77.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	72 of 1566	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	49 of 1552	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	85.1	128 of 1531	91.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	103 of 1520	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	117 of 1537	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	86.9	127 of 1543	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.3	141 of 1555	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	83.3	198 of 1602	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	157 of 1496	89.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)74th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy77%+28 vs state

Science68%+36 vs state

Mathematics63%+26 vs state

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by a citizen
Thursday, October 2, 2014

Horrible school. The children are trained to be compliant little robots. Many teachers hate their lives, and take it out on the kids. The principal's main job is shrill & incessant fundraising. Notwithstanding this, rampant grade inflation is the norm, in order to maintain status as a "Distinguished School" (a phony award given to nearly half of California schools). Close Quote

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
White Hill Middle	Public	6-8	101 Glen Dr.	Fairfax	94930	Marin County	Ross Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 454-8390	601	35	17.3	12.0%	419 (69.7%)	6 (1.0%)	92 (15.3%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (10.6%)	93.7	186^th of 2761 public middle schools	93.3%		94.6	169^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.9%	17						68.4	68.4				71.4	83.7	74.9	76.9				66.5	61.8	61.2	63.1	$29,717	$28,724	$993
Miller Creek Middle	Public	6-8	2255 Las Gallinas Ave.	San Rafael	94903	Marin County	Miller Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 492-3760	620	35	17.6	20.3%	344 (55.5%)	12 (1.9%)	171 (27.6%)	36 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.2%)	86.5	343^rd of 2761 public middle schools	87.6%		82.5	428^th of 2783 public middle schools	84.6%	85						47.6	47.6				72.9	67.0	63.8	68.1				61.7	59.8	51.3	57.8	$25,084	$24,324	$760
Adaline E. Kent Middle	Public	5-8	800 College Ave.	Kentfield	94904	Marin County	Kentfield Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 458-5970	488	32	15.4	10.7%	313 (64.1%)	3 (0.6%)	81 (16.6%)	20 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (13.9%)	96.2	111^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.0%		95.5	137^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.1%	26					67.0	59.7	62.8			84.9	86.2	83.7	72.7	81.5			76.5	82.4	77.6	68.9	76.1	$37,518	$37,400	$118
James B. Davidson Middle	Public	6-8	280 Woodland Ave.	San Rafael	94901	Marin County	San Rafael City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 485-2400	1,052	61	17.1	69.9%	218 (20.7%)	9 (0.9%)	765 (72.7%)	19 (1.8%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	31 (2.9%)	46.5	1282^nd of 2761 public middle schools	53.6%		44.5	1327^th of 2783 public middle schools	52.3%	45						28.5	28.5				43.1	46.1	45.2	44.8				26.6	34.9	31.4	31.0	$27,007	$25,768	$1,239
San Jose Middle	Public	6-8	1000 Sunset Pkwy.	Novato	94949	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 883-7831	559	26	21.2	55.8%	157 (28.1%)	16 (2.9%)	311 (55.6%)	36 (6.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.4%)	54.4	1060^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.6%		56.8	966^th of 2783 public middle schools	65.3%	94	8.3	16.7	25.0	8.3		32.6	32.6				46.5	41.2	50.0	45.9				48.8	41.6	25.5	38.2	$22,055	$20,900	$1,155
Hall Middle	Public	6-8	200 Doherty Dr.	Larkspur	94939	Marin County	Larkspur-Corte Madera	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 927-6978	440	22	19.6	10.7%	306 (69.5%)	3 (0.7%)	68 (15.5%)	25 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.2%)	96.1	114^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.9%		96.2	117^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.8%	3						65.8	65.8				76.4	82.7	76.8	78.6				68.1	81.3	71.7	73.6	$22,067	$21,300	$767
Sinaloa Middle	Public	6-8	2045 Vineyard Rd.	Novato	94947	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 897-2111	693	34	20.4	42.1%	343 (49.5%)	13 (1.9%)	239 (34.5%)	40 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (8.1%)	74.7	589^th of 2761 public middle schools	78.7%		77.4	541^st of 2783 public middle schools	80.6%	48						43.1	43.1				67.0	55.6	59.7	60.4				48.8	40.2	51.1	46.5	$21,878	$20,824	$1,054
Mill Valley Middle	Public	6-8	425 Sycamore Ave.	Mill Valley	94941	Marin County	Mill Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 389-7711	721	46	15.6	6.2%	522 (72.4%)	5 (0.7%)	72 (10.0%)	42 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (10.7%)	97	83^rd of 2761 public middle schools	97.0%		97.9	57^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.0%	26						70.9	70.9				79.0	84.9	80.8	81.7				66.8	78.3	78.3	74.8	$41,923	$41,624	$299
Del Mar Middle	Public	6-8	105 Avenida Miraflores	Tiburon	94920	Marin County	Reed Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 435-1468	359	31	11.6	4.7%	252 (70.2%)	3 (0.8%)	32 (8.9%)	25 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.3%)	98	52^nd of 2761 public middle schools	98.1%		96.8	98^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.5%	46						71.9	71.9				78.2	90.2	83.5	83.8				78.2	85.7	80.2	81.3	$36,839	$35,278	$1,561
West Marin Elementary	Public	2-8	11550 Highway 1	Point Reyes Station	94956	Marin County	Shoreline Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 663-1014	114	7	16.2	73.7%	36 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (65.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	57.8	955^th of 2761 public middle schools	65.4%		55.7	996^th of 2783 public middle schools	64.2%	41						41.7	31.8	46.2	40.0		80.0	55.0	33.3	50.6	61.5	40.0		66.7	20.0	16.7	38.8	$56,410	$53,082	$3,328

Frequently Asked Questions about White Hill Middle

What is the racial makeup of White Hill Middle?

Students at White Hill Middle are 70% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of White Hill Middle attend?

Students who attend White Hill Middle usually go on to attend Archie Williams High

What district is White Hill Middle in?

Ross Valley Elementary

Is White Hill Middle a good school?

Yes. White Hill Middle ranks in the top 6.7% of California middle schools.

How many students attend White Hill Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 601 students attended White Hill Middle.

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