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American Canyon Middle

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American Canyon Middle ranks 1218 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1218^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 56% of California middle schools

Summary

American Canyon Middle is a public school serving about 1,074 students in grades 6 through 8 in the Napa Valley Unified School District, presenting a profile of notable strengths in English and student support alongside clear challenges in mathematics.

The school shines in English Language Arts, where student proficiency consistently beats both district and state averages, especially in 7th grade, and it is the top-performing middle school in its own district for this subject. It also shows particular effectiveness in supporting African American students and students with special needs. However, math and science scores are areas for growth, as they lag behind state averages. The school serves a community with significant economic need, with about two-thirds of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and it operates with a higher student-to-teacher ratio than many neighboring schools like Silverado Middle and Benicia Middle.

When compared to nearby schools, American Canyon Middle occupies a solid middle ground. It academically outperforms several closer schools, such as MIT Griffin Academy and Mare Island Technology Academy, despite having lower per-student spending. Yet, it trails behind higher-performing schools in more affluent districts like Green Valley Middle in Fairfield-Suisun Unified. A positive trend is improving student attendance, which is now slightly better than the state average, indicating good engagement.

1,074

Students ?

25.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,344

Per pupil spending ?

66.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Benton Way
American Canyon, CA 94503-4254

(707) 259-8592

District: Napa Valley Unified

Students who attend American Canyon Middle usually attend:

High:

American Canyon High

Feeder schools for American Canyon Middle:

Elementary:	Canyon Oaks Elementary
	Donaldson Way Elementary
	Napa Junction Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.8%

Asian:

27.7%

Two or more races:

10.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 53rd percentile in 2013 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg35%

California avg41%

1,218^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Napa Valley Unified

865^th of 1,543Napa Valley 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	48.6	1218 of 2761	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	1253 of 2783	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	1171 of 2781	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	971 of 2740	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	803 of 2715	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.6	804 of 2480	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.3	912 of 2508	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.9	985 of 2497	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.0	1173 of 2477	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.3	1121 of 2379	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.7	1080 of 2259	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.5	891 of 2236	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.6	873 of 2179	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.9	776 of 2063	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.2	900 of 2005	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.1	832 of 1999	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.1	875 of 1804	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	40.7	982 of 1777	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.9	1044 of 1769	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	232 of 609	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	154 of 627	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	56.7	222 of 613	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	197 of 637	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.3	147 of 643	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	62.7	183 of 600	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	502 of 739	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	567 of 743	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	609 of 715	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	545 of 733	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	487 of 745	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.7	364 of 700	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	68.0	297 of 1531	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	270 of 1491	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	196 of 1369	85.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.9	1181 of 1478	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	772 of 1521	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	797 of 1540	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	411 of 1442	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	43.3	550 of 1364	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	1253 of 2533	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	1201 of 2551	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	1138 of 2531	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	864 of 2509	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.6	656 of 2380	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.4	655 of 2262	71.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	1400 of 2395	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	1510 of 2388	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	1472 of 2374	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	1265 of 2359	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.7	954 of 2213	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	1008 of 2072	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.4	169 of 394	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	1125 of 2542	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	1380 of 2579	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	1205 of 2531	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	1043 of 2458	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	1068 of 2369	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	975 of 2230	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	1053 of 2534	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	1164 of 2552	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	1014 of 2538	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	944 of 2527	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	862 of 2407	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	870 of 2273	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	133 of 194	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	136 of 192	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	124 of 197	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	140 of 193	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	533 of 726	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	573 of 701	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	556 of 677	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	483 of 665	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	314 of 554	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	310 of 462	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	533 of 1566	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	591 of 1552	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.1	276 of 1531	82.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	1095 of 1520	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	1182 of 1537	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	1071 of 1543	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	832 of 1555	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	952 of 1602	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	818 of 1496	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)81st percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)62nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2024)57th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile~ school

Female (2025)51st percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)32nd percentile-24 vs school

Military Connected (2025)31st percentile-24 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile-29 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)20th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science25%-8 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 (2024)
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
American Canyon Middle	Public	6-8	300 Benton Way	American Canyon	94503	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 259-8592	1,074	43	25.2	66.9%	101 (9.4%)	77 (7.2%)	481 (44.8%)	297 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	109 (10.1%)	48.6	1218^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.9%		46.8	1253^rd of 2783 public middle schools	55.0%	35	24.9	24.9	46.2	56.9	49.0	51.0	24.4	37.5	22.1	28.3	$15,344	$1,430	$13,914
Mare Island Technology Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2 Positive Pl.	Vallejo	94589	Solano County	Mare Island Technology Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 552-6482	260	7	36.5	76.5%	18 (6.9%)	25 (9.6%)	127 (48.8%)	67 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.5%)	30.3	1820^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.1%		29.7	1821^st of 2783 public middle schools	34.6%	1	17.9	17.9	27.4	34.6	26.2	29.9	23.3	37.5	21.4	28.4	$20,321	$1,427	$18,894
MIT Griffin Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	233 Hobbs Ave.	Vallejo	94589	Solano County	MIT Griffin Academy Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 552-6482	111	4	27.4	77.5%	8 (7.2%)	20 (18.0%)	55 (49.5%)	12 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	13 (11.7%)	15.8	2404^th of 2761 public middle schools	12.9%		31	1772^nd of 2783 public middle schools	36.3%	632	14.6	14.6	29.4	25.0	20.0	24.6	8.8	17.5	9.8	12.2	$36,708	$6,226	$30,482
Hogan Middle	Public	6-8	850 Rosewood Ave.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-3510	785	38	20.9	82.0%	36 (4.6%)	157 (20.0%)	403 (51.3%)	137 (17.5%)	3 (0.4%)	16 (2.0%)	33 (4.2%)	18	2315^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.2%		24.2	2072^nd of 2783 public middle schools	25.5%	243	14.2	14.2	25.7	24.6	26.4	25.6	16.7	13.4	17.4	15.8	$25,392	$3,847	$21,545
Green Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1350 Gold Hill Rd.	Fairfield	94534	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 646-7000	903	39	23.0	32.0%	183 (20.3%)	78 (8.6%)	225 (24.9%)	274 (30.3%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	135 (15.0%)	80.9	459^th of 2761 public middle schools	83.4%		75	589^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.8%	130	52.3	52.3	67.6	57.7	72.6	65.7	51.9	41.4	55.6	49.4	$14,619	$1,275	$13,344
Carquinez Middle	Public	6-8	1099 Pomona St.	Crockett	94525	Contra Costa County	John Swett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 787-1081	286	14	20.5	83.6%	40 (14.0%)	42 (14.7%)	114 (39.9%)	54 (18.9%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	31 (10.8%)	24	2054^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.6%		20.3	2251^st of 2783 public middle schools	19.1%	197	16.7	16.7	36.3	37.7	28.6	34.5	17.8	17.0	13.1	16.1	$24,723	$2,033	$22,690
Silverado Middle	Public	6-8	1133 Coombsville Rd.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3688	673	36	18.8	79.9%	128 (19.0%)	5 (0.7%)	506 (75.2%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.2%)	24.5	2035^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.3%		20.5	2242^nd of 2783 public middle schools	19.4%	207	17.3	17.3	36.7	25.9	38.5	33.8	18.5	13.4	18.2	16.6	$16,187	$1,642	$14,545
Benicia Middle	Public	6-8	1100 Southampton Rd.	Benicia	94510	Solano County	Benicia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 747-8340	947	43	21.9	22.0%	399 (42.1%)	47 (5.0%)	236 (24.9%)	110 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	151 (15.9%)	68	716^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.1%		66.3	758^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.8%	42	37.9	37.9	46.3	52.7	47.8	48.8	45.7	55.4	55.5	52.1	$14,250	$322	$13,928
Mayacamas Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	983 Napa St.	Napa	94559	Napa County	Mayacamas Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 320-6394	0	4	18.1		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$21,077	$4,515	$16,562
Mayacamas Countywide Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	983 Napa St.	Napa	94559	Napa County	Mayacamas Countywide Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 320-6394	127	6	20.3	44.1%	43 (33.9%)	1 (0.8%)	80 (63.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about American Canyon Middle

What is the racial makeup of American Canyon Middle?

Students at American Canyon Middle are 45% Hispanic, 28% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 9% White, 7% African American.

How many students attend American Canyon Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,074 students attended American Canyon Middle.

What district is American Canyon Middle in?

Napa Valley Unified

Is American Canyon Middle a good school?

American Canyon Middle ranks 1218^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of American Canyon Middle attend?

Students who attend American Canyon Middle usually go on to attend American Canyon High

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