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William B. Bristow Middle

Q: Is William B. Bristow Middle a good school?

William B. Bristow Middle ranks 1091 st of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1091^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 60% of California middle schools

Summary

William B. Bristow Middle serves 1,223 students in grades 6–8 in Brentwood, California, the largest enrollment among the 11 nearby schools in this comparison. Its 2025–2026 results were third-highest among those schools in English language arts (ELA), math, and science, but the most important concern is math, particularly for eighth graders: their proficiency was 28%, compared with 36% statewide and 42% in the district.

Bristow scores above most nearby schools but trails the district’s other two middle schools. Its proficiency was 51% in ELA, 34% in math, and 36% in science—about 16, 13, and 14 percentage points above the averages for the other nearby schools. Still, Adams (J. Douglas) Middle and Edna Hill Middle scored higher than Bristow in all three subjects. Compared with the state, Bristow was 1 point ahead in ELA, 5 points behind in math, and about even in science; compared with the Brentwood Union district, it was behind by 5 points in ELA, 10 in math, and 3 in science.

Results over time are mixed: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA rose 3 points, science rose 9, and math fell 2, while statewide math proficiency rose 4 points. SchoolDigger rated Bristow at the 60th percentile and 3 stars in 2025–2026, down from the 75th percentile and 4 stars in 2016–2017, though its recent standing has been fairly steady. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 24, tied with Adams for the highest among nearby schools with reported ratios. In 2024–2025, 19% of students were directly certified for free meals; the comparable figures were 17% at Adams and 25% at Edna Hill. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well Bristow serves English Language Learner Students fell from the 81st percentile in 2021–2022 to the 46th in 2023–2024, while its overall ranking rose from the 64th to the 68th percentile over those years.

1,223

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,950

Per pupil spending ?

19.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

855 Minnesota Ave.
Brentwood, CA 94513-1802

(925) 513-6460

District: Brentwood Union

Feeder schools for William B. Bristow Middle:

Elementary:

Marsh Creek Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

34.8%

White:

33.6%

Asian:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the California median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg48%

California avg42%

1,091^st of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Brentwood Union

436^th of 1,530Brentwood Union 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
2026	53.5	1091 of 2740	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.2	1126 of 2761	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	888 of 2783	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	958 of 2781	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	990 of 2740	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	776 of 2715	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	642 of 2480	74.1%	★★★★☆
2017	71.9	626 of 2508	75.0%	★★★★☆
2016	73.5	582 of 2497	76.7%	★★★★☆
2015	67.1	711 of 2477	71.3%	★★★★☆
2013	72.5	524 of 2379	78.0%	★★★★☆
2012	68.2	619 of 2259	72.6%	★★★★☆
2011	73.7	445 of 2236	80.1%	★★★★☆
2010	62.6	719 of 2179	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.5	1123 of 2063	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.7	1070 of 2005	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.9	677 of 1999	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.3	556 of 1804	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.9	602 of 1777	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	53.5	710 of 1769	59.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	195 of 594	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.4	242 of 609	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	303 of 627	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	175 of 613	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	109 of 637	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	83 of 643	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	99 of 600	83.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	573 of 777	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	576 of 739	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	510 of 743	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	510 of 715	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	514 of 733	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.4	591 of 745	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	529 of 700	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.5	557 of 1531	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.8	323 of 1491	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	398 of 1369	70.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.4	791 of 1478	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	642 of 1521	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	296 of 1540	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	44.6	556 of 1442	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	387 of 1364	71.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	52.2	1025 of 2516	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.6	1027 of 2533	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	885 of 2551	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	913 of 2531	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	985 of 2509	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	736 of 2380	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.2	578 of 2262	74.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	1041 of 2357	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.1	1051 of 2395	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	865 of 2388	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	814 of 2374	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	863 of 2359	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	538 of 2213	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	420 of 2072	79.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	1155 of 2529	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.4	1197 of 2542	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	1199 of 2579	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	1198 of 2531	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	1114 of 2458	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.1	983 of 2369	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	665 of 2230	70.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	52.7	1042 of 2514	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.7	1096 of 2534	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	806 of 2552	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	849 of 2538	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	859 of 2527	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	725 of 2407	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	648 of 2273	71.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	519 of 735	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.8	486 of 726	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	445 of 701	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	492 of 677	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	512 of 665	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	414 of 554	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	324 of 462	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	472 of 1605	70.6%	★★★★☆
2025	63.2	370 of 1566	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	52.2	526 of 1552	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	489 of 1531	68.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	913 of 1490	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	997 of 1520	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	869 of 1537	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	901 of 1543	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	924 of 1555	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	833 of 1602	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	709 of 1496	52.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)71st percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)67th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)64th percentile~ school

Female (2026)59th percentile~ school

Male (2026)59th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)46th percentile-22 vs school

White (2026)39th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)29th percentile-31 vs school

Asian (2026)26th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

Science36%~ state avg

Mathematics34%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
William B. Bristow Middle	Public	6-8	855 Minnesota Ave.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6460	1,223	51	24.0	—	411 (33.6%)	87 (7.1%)	425 (34.8%)	144 (11.8%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	143 (11.7%)	53.5	1091^st of 2740 public middle schools	60.2%		52.2	1126^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.2%	35	36.4	36.4	47.3	48.7	55.7	50.6	33.7	39.8	27.9	33.8	$11,950	$11,164	$786
Edna Hill Middle	Public	6-8	140 Birch St.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6440	1,047	48	21.8	—	301 (28.7%)	93 (8.9%)	410 (39.2%)	127 (12.1%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	107 (10.2%)	60.5	923^rd of 2740 public middle schools	66.3%		70.1	674^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.6%	249	39.0	39.0	54.8	54.3	57.1	55.4	30.7	40.4	38.8	36.6	$13,839	$12,892	$947
Adams (J. Douglas) Middle	Public	6-8	401 American Ave.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6480	1,197	50	24.0	—	273 (22.8%)	135 (11.3%)	275 (23.0%)	368 (30.7%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	138 (11.5%)	83.9	394^th of 2740 public middle schools	85.6%		85.3	364^th of 2761 public middle schools	86.8%	30	51.6	51.6	63.5	66.1	76.6	68.5	46.3	56.8	61.3	54.7	$13,186	$12,412	$774
O'Hara Park Middle	Public	6-8	1100 O'Hara Ave.	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Oakley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-5060	856	38	22.7	41.8%	254 (29.7%)	75 (8.8%)	416 (48.6%)	82 (9.6%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	21 (2.5%)	22.6	2097^th of 2740 public middle schools	23.5%		24.1	2047^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.9%	50	17.8	17.8	39.5	36.8	31.8	35.9	18.2	14.3	13.2	15.1	$19,965	$18,656	$1,309
Black Diamond Middle	Public	6-8	4730 Sterling Hill Dr.	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7460	358	17	21.2	81.0%	30 (8.4%)	117 (32.7%)	150 (41.9%)	32 (8.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	23 (6.4%)	10.1	2592^nd of 2740 public middle schools	5.4%		11.9	2552^nd of 2761 public middle schools	7.6%	40	11.1	11.1		22.3	20.3	21.3		9.7	7.3	8.5	$26,630	$24,496	$2,134
Delta Vista Middle	Public	6-8	4901 Frank Hengel Way	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Oakley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-6840	873	40	21.6	43.9%	212 (24.3%)	124 (14.2%)	370 (42.4%)	116 (13.3%)	3 (0.3%)	13 (1.5%)	35 (4.0%)	23.9	2043^rd of 2740 public middle schools	25.4%		25.9	1960^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.0%	83	19.1	19.1	38.5	36.3	34.2	36.3	22.7	12.2	13.0	16.1	$18,630	$16,918	$1,712
Dallas Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	1401 Mount Hamilton Dr.	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7485	795	33	23.8	78.2%	44 (5.5%)	233 (29.3%)	328 (41.3%)	133 (16.7%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.3%)	42 (5.3%)	18.7	2277^th of 2740 public middle schools	16.9%		16.6	2372^nd of 2761 public middle schools	14.1%	95	17.4	17.4	28.8	29.0	34.9	30.9	12.8	13.0	16.5	14.1	$23,120	$21,378	$1,742
Excelsior Middle	Public	6-8	14301 Byron Hwy.	Byron	94514	Contra Costa County	Byron Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 809-7530	377	20	19.0	33.2%	175 (46.4%)	29 (7.7%)	113 (30.0%)	30 (8.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	20 (5.3%)	40.7	1476^th of 2740 public middle schools	46.1%		54.5	1051^st of 2761 public middle schools	61.9%	425	25.9	25.9	36.4	45.2	48.3	43.2	31.9	34.7	21.6	29.5	$24,968	$24,290	$678
Park Middle	Public	6-8	1 Spartan Way	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7420	1,055	48	22.2	89.3%	107 (10.1%)	218 (20.7%)	609 (57.7%)	61 (5.8%)	5 (0.5%)	11 (1.0%)	44 (4.2%)	13.9	2469^th of 2740 public middle schools	9.9%		13.6	2493^rd of 2761 public middle schools	9.7%	24	22.8	22.8	18.2	20.1	21.3	19.9	16.6	11.5	9.0	12.4	$21,007	$18,948	$2,059
Antioch Middle	Public	6-8	1500 D St.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7400	665	31	21.5	93.5%	33 (5.0%)	125 (18.8%)	433 (65.1%)	35 (5.3%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.7%)	24 (3.6%)	6.8	2682^nd of 2740 public middle schools	2.1%		8.7	2654^th of 2761 public middle schools	3.9%	28	10.3	10.3	8.3	12.9	13.5	11.6	6.1	9.2	3.5	6.2	$22,619	$20,760	$1,859

Frequently Asked Questions about William B. Bristow Middle

What district is William B. Bristow Middle in?

Brentwood Union

Is William B. Bristow Middle a good school?

William B. Bristow Middle ranks 1091^st of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of William B. Bristow Middle?

Students at William B. Bristow Middle are 35% Hispanic, 34% White, 12% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 7% African American.

How many students attend William B. Bristow Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,223 students attended William B. Bristow Middle.

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