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Adams (J. Douglas) Middle

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Adams (J. Douglas) Middle ranks 386 th of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

386^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 86% of California middle schools

Summary

Adams (J. Douglas) Middle is a grades 6–8 school in Brentwood, California, with 1,197 students in the Brentwood Union district. Its clearest distinction is strong performance across all three tested subjects: in 2025–26, Adams ranked second among 10 nearby schools in English language arts (ELA), math and science.

Adams’s results were well above both the state and district in every subject. Proficiency was 69% in ELA, 55% in math and 52% in science, compared with 49%, 38% and 36% statewide, and 56%, 44% and 40% in the district. Those are advantages of 19, 16 and 16 points over the state, and 13, 11 and 12 points over the district, respectively. ELA is Adams’s strongest subject relative to both benchmarks; science has the smallest state advantage, while math has the smallest district advantage. Only Diablo View Middle scored higher among nearby schools in each subject.

Science has made the biggest recent gains: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, Adams improved 14 points, compared with a 6-point state gain, widening its lead over the state by 8 points. ELA rose 3 points over that period, while math rose 2 points and dipped from 57% in 2024–25 to 55% in 2025–26. SchoolDigger places Adams at the 86th percentile with 4 stars, behind Diablo View at the 91st percentile and 5 stars. The school’s student-teacher ratio was 24 in 2024–25, tied for the highest among nearby schools. In that school year, 17% of students were directly certified for free meals; only two nearby schools reported the same measure and year, at 19% and 25%. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves Asian students was at the 57th percentile, compared with 86th overall; its measure for Multi-racial students was at the 44th percentile, down 15 points from 2023–24.

1,197

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,186

Per pupil spending ?

17.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

401 American Ave.
Brentwood, CA 94513-4611

(925) 513-6480

District: Brentwood Union

Students who attend Adams (J. Douglas) Middle usually attend:

High:

Heritage High

Feeder schools for Adams (J. Douglas) Middle:

Elementary:	Pioneer Elementary
	R. Paul Krey Elementary
	Ron Nunn Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

30.7%

Hispanic:

23.0%

White:

22.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (60% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of California middle schools

Worth a look

!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 school60%

District avg48%

California avg42%

386^th of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Brentwood Union

257^th of 968Brentwood 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	83.9	386 of 2703	85.7%	★★★★☆
2025	85.3	364 of 2761	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	86.3	361 of 2783	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	389 of 2781	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	460 of 2740	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	461 of 2715	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	86.4	323 of 2480	87.0%	★★★★☆
2017	88.4	280 of 2508	88.8%	★★★★☆
2016	87.6	282 of 2497	88.7%	★★★★☆
2015	85.5	324 of 2477	86.9%	★★★★☆
2013	84.8	196 of 2379	91.8%	★★★★★
2012	83.1	227 of 2259	90.0%	★★★★☆
2011	81.7	263 of 2236	88.2%	★★★★☆
2010	74.5	441 of 2179	79.8%	★★★★☆
2009	66.5	589 of 2063	71.4%	★★★★☆
2008	63.7	623 of 2005	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.8	548 of 1999	72.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	78.9	80 of 583	86.3%	★★★★☆
2025	91.6	20 of 609	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.2	60 of 627	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	32 of 613	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	79.8	93 of 637	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	142 of 643	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	52 of 600	91.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	327 of 769	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.0	228 of 739	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	257 of 743	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	250 of 715	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	346 of 733	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	359 of 745	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	343 of 700	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	70.3	273 of 1531	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	251 of 1491	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	178 of 1369	87.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	68.0	178 of 1478	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	160 of 1521	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	55.2	368 of 1540	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	293 of 1442	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	123 of 1364	91.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	82.9	372 of 2483	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	81.8	405 of 2533	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.5	322 of 2551	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	346 of 2531	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	448 of 2509	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	425 of 2380	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	88.3	251 of 2262	88.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	79.0	323 of 2325	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	76.8	383 of 2395	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	385 of 2388	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	428 of 2374	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	451 of 2359	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	347 of 2213	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	88.2	163 of 2072	92.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	78.7	347 of 2493	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	77.8	384 of 2542	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	269 of 2579	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.8	681 of 2531	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	620 of 2458	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.2	537 of 2369	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	318 of 2230	85.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	82.6	371 of 2478	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	86.2	323 of 2534	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	366 of 2552	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	412 of 2538	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	436 of 2527	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	438 of 2407	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	388 of 2273	82.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	410 of 734	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.2	378 of 726	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.8	286 of 701	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	350 of 677	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.0	258 of 665	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.1	376 of 554	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	260 of 462	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	256 of 1586	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	91.3	82 of 1566	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	77.1	210 of 1552	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	158 of 1531	89.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	414 of 1482	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	63.2	549 of 1520	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.5	441 of 1537	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	462 of 1543	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	61.7	556 of 1555	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.9	472 of 1602	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	303 of 1496	79.7%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)88th percentile~ school

African American (2026)86th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)86th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile~ school

Male (2026)85th percentile~ school

Female (2026)85th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)84th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)82nd percentile~ school

White (2026)72nd percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2026)57th percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)44th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy69%+19 vs state

Mathematics55%+16 vs state

Science52%+16 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
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	386^th of 2703 public middle schools	85.7%		85.3	364^th of 2761 public middle schools	86.8%	22	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
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	1078^th of 2703 public middle schools	60.1%		52.2	1126^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.2%	48	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
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	2558^th of 2703 public middle schools	5.4%		11.9	2552^nd of 2761 public middle schools	7.6%	6	11.1	11.1		22.3	20.3	21.3		9.7	7.3	8.5	$26,630	$24,496	$2,134
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	911^th of 2703 public middle schools	66.3%		70.1	674^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.6%	237	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
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	2246^th of 2703 public middle schools	16.9%		16.6	2372^nd of 2761 public middle schools	14.1%	126	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
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	2068^th of 2703 public middle schools	23.5%		24.1	2047^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.9%	21	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
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	2436^th of 2703 public middle schools	9.9%		13.6	2493^rd of 2761 public middle schools	9.7%	57	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
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	2014^th of 2703 public middle schools	25.5%		25.9	1960^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.0%	54	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
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	2646^th of 2703 public middle schools	2.1%		8.7	2654^th of 2761 public middle schools	3.9%	8	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
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	1454^th of 2703 public middle schools	46.2%		54.5	1051^st of 2761 public middle schools	61.9%	403	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Adams (J. Douglas) Middle

What is the racial makeup of Adams (J. Douglas) Middle?

Students at Adams (J. Douglas) Middle are 31% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 23% White, 12% Two or more races, 11% African American.

What high school do graduates of Adams (J. Douglas) Middle attend?

Students who attend Adams (J. Douglas) Middle usually go on to attend Heritage High

How many students attend Adams (J. Douglas) Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,197 students attended Adams (J. Douglas) Middle.

What district is Adams (J. Douglas) Middle in?

Brentwood Union

Is Adams (J. Douglas) Middle a good school?

Adams (J. Douglas) Middle ranks 386^th of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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