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Andrew N. Christensen Middle

Q: Is Andrew N. Christensen Middle a good school?

Andrew N. Christensen Middle ranks 474 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

474^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 83% of California middle schools

Summary

Andrew N. Christensen Middle is a well-regarded public middle school serving about 600 students in grades 6-8 within the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District, consistently ranking in the top quartile of California middle schools.

Academically, it is a solid performer where students score above state averages in all core subjects, and the school is particularly effective in supporting its Special Education students. However, within its own district, it finds itself in the middle, academically outperforming East Avenue Middle but trailing William Mendenhall Middle. Two notable areas for attention are a recent dip in performance for economically disadvantaged students and a chronic absenteeism rate that is higher than its immediate district peers, which is a key factor for potential improvement.

Christensen Middle provides a stable and consistent education, with strong 6th-grade results being a highlight. It's important for parents to know that while it is a high-quality 4-star school, it operates in the highly competitive Tri-Valley area, surrounded by some of the state's top-ranked middle schools from neighboring districts like San Ramon Valley Unified and Pleasanton Unified. This context makes it a reliable, mid-tier choice within Livermore, with clear data showing where focused efforts could help it rise further.

592

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,596

Per pupil spending ?

18.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5757 Haggin Oaks Ave.
Livermore, CA 94551-1100

(925) 606-4702

District: Livermore Valley Joint Unified

Students who attend Andrew N. Christensen Middle usually attend:

High:

Livermore High

Feeder schools for Andrew N. Christensen Middle:

Elementary:	Altamont Creek Elementary
	Leo R. Croce Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.0%

Hispanic:

26.7%

Asian:

23.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 77th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg55%

California avg41%

474^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Livermore Valley Joint Unified

374^th of 1,543Livermore Valley Joint Unified 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	79.9	474 of 2761	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	488 of 2783	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	482 of 2781	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	522 of 2740	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	189 of 894	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	462 of 2715	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	517 of 2480	79.2%	★★★★☆
2017	70.7	654 of 2508	73.9%	★★★★☆
2016	70.5	646 of 2497	74.1%	★★★★☆
2015	73.6	560 of 2477	77.4%	★★★★☆
2013	66.0	711 of 2379	70.1%	★★★★☆
2012	68.6	609 of 2259	73.0%	★★★★☆
2011	60.0	821 of 2236	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.0	981 of 2179	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.9	690 of 2063	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	44.1	1061 of 2005	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.3	853 of 1999	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.8	635 of 1804	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	75.2	363 of 1777	79.6%	★★★★☆
2004	71.4	399 of 1769	77.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	211 of 739	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	280 of 743	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.2	256 of 715	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	382 of 733	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.7	262 of 745	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	318 of 700	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	68.1	296 of 1531	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	56.3	106 of 354	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	55.9	460 of 1491	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	464 of 1369	66.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	40.9	742 of 1521	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	554 of 1540	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.5	194 of 363	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	503 of 1442	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.5	766 of 1364	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	494 of 2533	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	537 of 2551	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	351 of 2531	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	465 of 2509	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	146 of 738	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	461 of 2380	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	446 of 2262	80.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	842 of 2395	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	602 of 2388	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	615 of 2374	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	613 of 2359	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	583 of 2213	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	54.4	803 of 2072	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	1183 of 2542	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	707 of 2579	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	694 of 2531	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	41.2	1293 of 2458	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.5	173 of 721	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	744 of 2369	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	710 of 2230	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	438 of 2534	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	425 of 2552	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	576 of 2538	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	526 of 2527	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.3	183 of 763	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	402 of 2407	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	544 of 2273	76.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	263 of 726	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	319 of 701	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	327 of 677	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	237 of 665	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.4	198 of 554	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.3	268 of 462	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	393 of 1566	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	196 of 1552	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	197 of 1531	87.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	645 of 1520	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	633 of 1537	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	600 of 1543	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	599 of 1555	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	610 of 1602	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	632 of 1496	57.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)80th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)71st percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)64th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile-29 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)51st percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+15 vs state

Mathematics49%+12 vs state

Science49%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				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/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	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
Andrew N. Christensen Middle	Public	6-8	5757 Haggin Oaks Ave.	Livermore	94551	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4702	592	28	20.8	18.1%	231 (39.0%)	9 (1.5%)	158 (26.7%)	141 (23.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	48 (8.1%)	79.9	474^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.8%		79.3	488^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.5%	14	48.7	48.7	69.4	59.5	61.8	63.4	52.5	48.8	47.4	49.5	$21,596	$21,330	$266
East Avenue Middle	Public	6-8	3951 East Ave.	Livermore	94550	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4711	581	26	22.4	25.8%	243 (41.8%)	14 (2.4%)	188 (32.4%)	74 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.3%)	72.1	638^th of 2761 public middle schools	76.9%		68.3	716^th of 2783 public middle schools	74.3%	78	45.1	45.1	53.8	66.7	64.9	61.6	38.2	45.4	39.6	40.9	$20,917	$20,644	$273
William Mendenhall Middle	Public	6-8	1701 El Padro Dr.	Livermore	94550	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4731	876	36	24.1	6.7%	416 (47.5%)	4 (0.5%)	164 (18.7%)	205 (23.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (9.6%)	85.8	354^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.2%		86.9	346^th of 2783 public middle schools	87.6%	8	56.4	56.4	70.0	74.8	57.6	67.4	56.3	60.7	48.6	55.1	$17,387	$17,124	$263
Eleanor Murray Fallon	Public	6-8	3601 Kohnen Way	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 875-9376	1,683	67	24.9	10.8%	120 (7.1%)	31 (1.8%)	61 (3.6%)	1,367 (81.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	100 (5.9%)	97.7	59^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.9%		98.3	39^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.6%	20	65.5	65.5	81.2	87.5	82.3	83.7	78.3	78.1	79.4	78.6	$18,569	$17,920	$649
Harvest Park Middle	Public	6-8	4900 Valley Ave.	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4444	1,015	45	22.4	6.1%	259 (25.5%)	12 (1.2%)	53 (5.2%)	626 (61.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (6.2%)	98.2	39^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.6%		98.5	29^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.0%	10	69.4	69.4	83.0	89.7	83.0	85.2	79.2	86.4	79.8	81.7	$17,000	$16,774	$226
Thomas S. Hart Middle	Public	6-8	4433 Willow Rd.	Pleasanton	94588	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-3102	1,129	49	23.1	10.0%	215 (19.0%)	15 (1.3%)	101 (8.9%)	734 (65.0%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (5.1%)	97.6	61^st of 2761 public middle schools	97.8%		97.9	56^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.0%	5	73.5	73.5	83.4	79.7	82.8	82.0	78.7	75.1	78.1	77.4	$16,482	$16,256	$226
Windemere Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	11611 East Branch Pkwy.	San Ramon	94582	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 479-7400	1,011	42	23.9	8.2%	60 (5.9%)	18 (1.8%)	33 (3.3%)	850 (84.1%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	42 (4.2%)	98.5	29^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.9%		98.7	24^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.1%	5	78.5	78.5	83.6	86.1	86.2	85.4	77.0	84.4	84.8	82.3	$16,794	$16,682	$112
Pleasanton Middle	Public	6-8	5001 Case Ave.	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4390	944	44	21.3	14.7%	262 (27.8%)	21 (2.2%)	183 (19.4%)	406 (43.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	66 (7.0%)	89.7	284^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.7%		92.7	213^th of 2783 public middle schools	92.3%	71	51.8	51.8	68.4	74.3	63.7	68.7	68.4	66.6	58.7	64.3	$17,714	$17,380	$334
Gale Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	6400 Main Branch Rd.	San Ramon	94582	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 479-1500	971	43	22.7	9.8%	75 (7.7%)	25 (2.6%)	80 (8.2%)	732 (75.4%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.4%)	98.1	44^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.4%		97.7	69^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.5%	25	71.6	71.6	86.4	86.2	82.1	84.7	79.8	82.7	76.0	79.3	$18,825	$18,662	$163
Wells Middle	Public	6-8	6800 Penn Dr.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 828-6227	1,041	44	23.8	22.5%	222 (21.3%)	47 (4.5%)	190 (18.3%)	464 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	111 (10.7%)	83	414^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.0%		80.7	464^th of 2783 public middle schools	83.3%	50	40.5	40.5	71.2	61.7	64.9	66.1	66.9	54.4	47.5	56.8	$20,708	$19,380	$1,328

Frequently Asked Questions about Andrew N. Christensen Middle

Is Andrew N. Christensen Middle a good school?

Andrew N. Christensen Middle ranks 474^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Andrew N. Christensen Middle?

Students at Andrew N. Christensen Middle are 39% White, 27% Hispanic, 24% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What high school do graduates of Andrew N. Christensen Middle attend?

Students who attend Andrew N. Christensen Middle usually go on to attend Livermore High

How many students attend Andrew N. Christensen Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 592 students attended Andrew N. Christensen Middle.

What district is Andrew N. Christensen Middle in?

Livermore Valley Joint Unified

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