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Medea Creek Middle

Public Grades 6-8

106^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 96% of California middle schools

Summary

Medea Creek Middle is a top-performing public school serving about 1,090 students in grades 6-8 within the highly-ranked Oak Park Unified district in Oak Park, California.

The school consistently ranks in the top 5% of all California middle schools, with students significantly outperforming state averages in English, math, and science. What truly sets Medea Creek apart is its exceptional support for all students; it achieves top-tier results for every subgroup, including students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and those in special education, demonstrating that high achievement reaches every corner of the classroom. Furthermore, the school's chronic absenteeism rate is remarkably low at just 6%, which is less than half the rate of some nearby schools like Lindero Canyon Middle and a fraction of the state average, strongly suggesting a positive and engaging school climate.

Interestingly, Medea Creek Middle achieves this excellence very efficiently, spending less per student than several neighboring schools such as Arthur E. Wright Middle and Redwood Middle. Its success is deeply connected to the strength of the entire Oak Park Unified district, creating a consistent system of academic rigor and support that benefits all learners.

1,090

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,822

Per pupil spending ?

14.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1002 Doubletree Rd.
Oak Park, CA 91377-3900

(818) 707-7922

District: Oak Park Unified

Students who attend Medea Creek Middle usually attend:

High:

Oak Park High

Feeder schools for Medea Creek Middle:

Elementary:	Brookside Elementary
	Oak Hills Elementary
	Red Oak Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.3%

Asian:

26.5%

Hispanic:

10.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (75% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California middle schools

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg75%

California avg41%

106^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

117^th of 1,543Oak Park 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	96.4	106 of 2761	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	88 of 2783	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	83 of 2781	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	80 of 2740	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.3	29 of 894	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	150 of 2715	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	133 of 2480	94.6%	★★★★★
2017	94.4	142 of 2508	94.3%	★★★★★
2016	95.1	99 of 2497	96.0%	★★★★★
2015	96.3	70 of 2477	97.2%	★★★★★
2013	92.0	43 of 2379	98.2%	★★★★★
2012	91.1	60 of 2259	97.3%	★★★★★
2011	91.3	63 of 2236	97.2%	★★★★★
2010	91.9	66 of 2179	97.0%	★★★★★
2009	91.0	86 of 2063	95.8%	★★★★★
2008	91.4	83 of 2005	95.9%	★★★★★
2007	90.9	102 of 1999	94.9%	★★★★★
2006	93.2	66 of 1804	96.3%	★★★★★
2005	91.1	102 of 1777	94.3%	★★★★★
2004	92.2	86 of 1769	95.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	44 of 739	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	85.1	46 of 743	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	82.3	74 of 715	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	90 of 733	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	66 of 745	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	81.3	90 of 700	87.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	88.9	105 of 1531	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	76.0	45 of 354	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	179 of 1491	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	248 of 1369	81.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	140 of 2533	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	86 of 2551	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	92 of 2531	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	85 of 2509	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	31 of 738	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	172 of 2380	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	136 of 2262	94.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	37 of 2395	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	48 of 2388	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	52 of 2374	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	39 of 2359	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	175 of 2213	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.1	181 of 2072	91.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	107 of 2542	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	152 of 2579	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	34 of 2531	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	39 of 2458	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	23 of 721	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	81.5	273 of 2369	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	178 of 2230	92.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	80 of 2534	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	81 of 2552	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	69 of 2538	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	78 of 2527	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	27 of 763	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	112 of 2407	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	145 of 2273	93.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	41 of 726	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	59 of 701	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	37 of 677	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	31 of 665	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	84.9	54 of 554	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	83.1	54 of 462	88.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	123 of 1566	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	104 of 1552	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	117 of 1531	92.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	249 of 1520	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	185 of 1537	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	148 of 1543	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	85.2	144 of 1555	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	77.6	308 of 1602	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	269 of 1496	82.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)94th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy81%+32 vs state

Mathematics71%+34 vs state

Science70%+37 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
Medea Creek Middle	Public	6-8	1002 Doubletree Rd.	Oak Park	91377	Ventura County	Oak Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 707-7922	1,090	45	24.4	14.4%	581 (53.3%)	11 (1.0%)	119 (10.9%)	289 (26.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	85 (7.8%)	96.4	106^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.2%		97.1	88^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.8%	18	69.9	69.9	78.5	84.2	79.0	80.6	71.4	78.6	63.9	71.4	$13,822	$442	$13,380
Lindero Canyon Middle	Public	6-8	5844 Larboard Ln.	Agoura	91301	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 889-2134	795	33	24.2	28.8%	544 (68.4%)	8 (1.0%)	143 (18.0%)	45 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.8%)	83.3	405^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.3%		90.2	272^nd of 2783 public middle schools	90.2%	133	44.6	44.6	69.4	67.1	57.6	64.8	56.3	54.5	57.1	56.0	$18,252	$526	$17,726
Los Cerritos Middle	Public	6-8	2100 Avenida de las Flores	Thousand Oaks	91362	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 492-3538	725	34	21.5	20.0%	335 (46.2%)	8 (1.1%)	243 (33.5%)	82 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.6%)	89.7	283^rd of 2761 public middle schools	89.8%		88.3	315^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.7%	32	52.5	52.5	77.3	67.1	66.0	70.2	61.3	60.2	65.3	62.2	$15,535	$1,029	$14,506
Arthur E. Wright Middle	Public	6-8	4029 North Las Virgenes Rd.	Calabasas	91302	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 880-4614	670	28	24.1	29.1%	413 (61.6%)	11 (1.6%)	95 (14.2%)	62 (9.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (12.8%)	95.1	152^nd of 2761 public middle schools	94.5%		95.3	142^nd of 2783 public middle schools	94.9%	10	59.4	59.4	76.7	75.1	79.4	76.9	74.5	70.7	68.1	71.4	$20,538	$592	$19,946
Colina Middle	Public	6-8	1500 East Hillcrest Dr.	Thousand Oaks	91362	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 495-7429	832	38	21.7	26.2%	406 (48.8%)	12 (1.4%)	295 (35.5%)	56 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (6.9%)	76.5	553^rd of 2761 public middle schools	80.0%		81.1	457^th of 2783 public middle schools	83.6%	96	49.4	49.4	56.7	61.7	59.2	59.1	49.3	44.7	49.8	48.0	$15,792	$1,071	$14,721
Hillside Middle	Public	6-8	2222 East Fitzgerald Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6810	1,138	50	22.7	45.5%	360 (31.6%)	16 (1.4%)	509 (44.7%)	190 (16.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (4.8%)	56.7	982^nd of 2761 public middle schools	64.4%		61.6	848^th of 2783 public middle schools	69.5%	134	31.8	31.8	47.9	54.1	47.8	50.1	35.8	40.3	33.7	36.7	$15,112	$1,022	$14,090
Sinaloa Middle	Public	6-8	601 Royal Ave.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6830	843	38	22.1	60.5%	301 (35.7%)	12 (1.4%)	441 (52.3%)	47 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.7%)	37.8	1551^st of 2761 public middle schools	43.8%		40.2	1451^st of 2783 public middle schools	47.9%	100	20.4	20.4	43.4	42.4	36.6	40.9	38.1	22.8	19.7	27.0	$15,822	$1,023	$14,799
George Ellery Hale Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	23830 Califa St.	Woodland Hills	91367	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 313-7400	1,693	71	23.7	51.0%	645 (38.1%)	88 (5.2%)	560 (33.1%)	280 (16.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	118 (7.0%)	82.3	433^rd of 2761 public middle schools	84.3%		82.2	438^th of 2783 public middle schools	84.3%	5	45.9	45.9	64.1	65.9	65.5	65.2	50.0	51.0	56.7	52.6	$15,940	$1,972	$13,968
Redwood Middle	Public	6-8	233 West Gainsborough Rd.	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 497-7264	589	26	22.3	27.5%	275 (46.7%)	11 (1.9%)	229 (38.9%)	32 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (6.3%)	76.3	555^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.9%		82.4	432^nd of 2783 public middle schools	84.5%	123	38.4	38.4	64.7	67.2	58.4	63.3	51.2	49.0	42.7	47.4	$15,819	$1,052	$14,767
Mesa Verde Middle	Public	6-8	14000 Peach Hill Rd.	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	Moorpark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 378-6309	574	22	25.5	32.1%	236 (41.1%)	4 (0.7%)	259 (45.1%)	50 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	61.3	873^rd of 2761 public middle schools	68.4%		61.5	853^rd of 2783 public middle schools	69.3%	20	29.7	29.7	57.3	54.4	50.3	54.0	44.1	40.4	33.3	39.3	$16,081	$1,007	$15,074

Frequently Asked Questions about Medea Creek Middle

What is the racial makeup of Medea Creek Middle?

Students at Medea Creek Middle are 53% White, 27% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Medea Creek Middle in?

Oak Park Unified

Is Medea Creek Middle a good school?

Yes! Medea Creek Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 106^th of 2761 California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Medea Creek Middle attend?

Students who attend Medea Creek Middle usually go on to attend Oak Park High

How many students attend Medea Creek Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,090 students attended Medea Creek Middle.

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