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Betty Reid Soskin Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2529^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 8% of California middle schools

Summary

Betty Reid Soskin Middle is a public middle school serving about 370 students in grades 6-8 in El Sobrante, California, as part of the West Contra Costa Unified district, which faces significant systemic challenges across the region.

Academically, the school is significantly below state and district averages, with fewer than 20% of students proficient in English and about 12% proficient in Math. Its performance has declined over the past decade, though there are recent signs of stabilization. The school serves a population with considerable economic need, and it struggles to effectively serve all student subgroups. A notable internal challenge is a sharp performance drop in 8th grade compared to 7th grade, suggesting difficulties with the final year transition.

When compared to nearby schools with similar student demographics, such as Lovonya DeJean Middle or Helms Middle, Soskin Middle performs better academically and has a lower chronic absenteeism rate. It also benefits from a more favorable student-teacher ratio than many neighbors. However, it is dramatically outperformed by schools in more affluent areas or with different models, like Richmond Charter Academy or Fred T. Korematsu Middle, highlighting stark resource and outcome disparities within the broader community.

372

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

55.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1121 Allview Ave.
El Sobrante, CA 94803-1099

(510) 231-1447

District: West Contra Costa Unified

Students who attend Betty Reid Soskin Middle usually attend:

High:

De Anza High

Feeder schools for Betty Reid Soskin Middle:

Elementary:	Bayview Elementary
	Highland Elementary
	Murphy Elementary
	Olinda Elementary
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	Sheldon Elementary
	Valley View Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.1%

Asian:

20.4%

African American:

16.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2013 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg28%

California avg41%

2,529^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Middle Schools in the West Contra Costa Unified

1110^th of 1,543West Contra Costa 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	12.7	2529 of 2761	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	2499 of 2783	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	2650 of 2781	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	2255 of 2740	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	1846 of 2715	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.7	1931 of 2480	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.3	1926 of 2508	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.7	1367 of 2497	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.4	1488 of 2477	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.0	1772 of 2379	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.2	1691 of 2259	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.8	1617 of 2236	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.0	1699 of 2179	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.9	1551 of 2063	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.1	1536 of 2005	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.1	1313 of 1999	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.7	1351 of 1804	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.6	1265 of 1777	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.5	1185 of 1769	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	595 of 609	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	559 of 627	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	576 of 613	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	431 of 637	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	531 of 643	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	524 of 600	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	695 of 739	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	698 of 743	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.8	701 of 715	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	666 of 733	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	629 of 745	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	621 of 700	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.0	1342 of 1531	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1403 of 1491	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	1154 of 1369	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.8	1232 of 1478	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	1439 of 1521	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	823 of 1540	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1269 of 1442	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	980 of 1364	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	2383 of 2533	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	2346 of 2551	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	2432 of 2531	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	2025 of 2509	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	1792 of 2380	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	1913 of 2262	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	2323 of 2395	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	2248 of 2388	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	2342 of 2374	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	2254 of 2359	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1623 of 2213	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	1722 of 2072	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	2383 of 2542	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	2364 of 2579	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	2469 of 2531	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	2155 of 2458	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	1647 of 2369	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1739 of 2230	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	2265 of 2534	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	2279 of 2552	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	2400 of 2538	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	2155 of 2527	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	1598 of 2407	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1686 of 2273	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	680 of 726	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	493 of 554	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	1480 of 1566	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	1406 of 1552	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1309 of 1531	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	6.4	1477 of 1537	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1397 of 1543	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	1289 of 1555	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	894 of 1602	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1195 of 1496	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)17th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

White (2024)4th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-30 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 vs state

Science9%-24 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, May 17, 2024

Crespi has been rebranded into Betty Reid Soskin, but it is still the same foul school from our childhood. The admin presents as though this is a safe place for students to learn, but the fact is they, especially principal Jay Eirvin are doing the least to keep the kids safe. The environment breeds bullies and punishes victims. The bullies are not suspended, parents are never called, and they tell the victims' families "maybe they should just stay home". When asked for action plans on addressing bullying, they say "we are going to talk about it" and brush it under the run instead of coming up with tangible solutions. The principal is more concerned with his image than addressing the roots of the problems. The entire foundation of the environment of the school needs a complete overhaul, and Jay Eirving is NOT the principal to do so.
Send your kids somewhere else. Unless you're cool with frequent lockdowns due to threats and suspected weapons and exposing your kids to unrelenting bullying, because that's all you'll get here. Close Quote

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Betty Reid Soskin Middle	Public	6-8	1121 Allview Ave.	El Sobrante	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1447	372	20	18.5	55.4%	21 (5.6%)	62 (16.7%)	179 (48.1%)	76 (20.4%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.2%)	23 (6.2%)	12.7	2529^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.4%		14.3	2499^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.2%	30									9.0	9.0		25.2	13.7	19.3		18.1	5.8	11.8
Pinole Middle	Public	7-8	1575 Mann Dr.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1436	381	15	25.1	80.1%	36 (9.4%)	46 (12.1%)	199 (52.2%)	77 (20.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (5.0%)	26	1951^st of 2761 public middle schools	29.3%		21.8	2184^th of 2783 public middle schools	21.5%	233									9.9	9.9		38.9	29.5	34.2		30.3	12.0	21.4
Helms Middle	Public	7-8	2500 Road 20	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 233-3988	558	25	22.1	81.9%	9 (1.6%)	28 (5.0%)	485 (86.9%)	28 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	7.7	2685^th of 2761 public middle schools	2.8%		8	2717^th of 2783 public middle schools	2.4%	32									6.3	6.3		11.4	11.0	11.2		7.2	6.2	6.6
Hercules Middle	Public	6-8	1900 Refugio Valley Rd.	Hercules	94547	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1429	596	24	24.7	44.3%	45 (7.6%)	88 (14.8%)	155 (26.0%)	234 (39.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	69 (11.6%)	61.2	876^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.3%		56.5	978^th of 2783 public middle schools	64.9%	102									36.5	36.5	53.9	52.7	56.5	54.3	33.9	34.8	40.5	36.4
Manzanita Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	461 33rd St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Manzanita Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 222-3500	92	4	23.0	85.9%	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	87 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	17.9	2322^nd of 2761 public middle schools	15.9%		30.5	1790^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.7%	532									10.0	10.0	23.5	25.0	35.0	29.2	5.9	9.7	17.5	12.5	$39,829	$35,778	$4,051
Lovonya DeJean Middle	Public	7-8	3400 Macdonald Ave.	Richmond	94805	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1430	381	19	20.3	81.9%	12 (3.1%)	51 (13.4%)	301 (79.0%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	6.2	2713^th of 2761 public middle schools	1.7%		7.4	2728^th of 2783 public middle schools	2.0%	15									3.7	3.7		10.1	9.9	10.0		3.9	4.2	4.1
Fred T. Korematsu Middle	Public	7-8	7125 Donal Ave.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1449	708	30	23.6	38.6%	191 (27.0%)	83 (11.7%)	223 (31.5%)	128 (18.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	75 (10.6%)	58.8	933^rd of 2761 public middle schools	66.2%		61.7	845^th of 2783 public middle schools	69.6%	88	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	39.0	39.0		48.2	47.6	47.9		39.3	36.6	38.0
Richmond Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1450 Marina Way South	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Richmond Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 235-2465	296	8	36.7	82.1%	7 (2.4%)	12 (4.1%)	270 (91.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	34.1	1674^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.4%		43.1	1370^th of 2783 public middle schools	50.8%	304									13.8	13.8	41.9	51.6	45.3	46.3	20.4	19.4	14.7	18.2	$35,777	$34,322	$1,455
Albany Middle	Public	6-8	1259 Brighton Ave.	Albany	94706	Alameda County	Albany City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 558-3600	911	47	19.5	30.7%	203 (22.3%)	41 (4.5%)	164 (18.0%)	304 (33.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	191 (21.0%)	94.7	164^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.1%		95.2	143^rd of 2783 public middle schools	94.9%	21									59.7	59.7	79.6	79.4	74.4	77.9	67.5	66.2	68.0	67.2	$24,157	$23,296	$861
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	$35,012	$34,148	$864

Frequently Asked Questions about Betty Reid Soskin Middle

What high school do graduates of Betty Reid Soskin Middle attend?

Students who attend Betty Reid Soskin Middle usually go on to attend De Anza High

Is Betty Reid Soskin Middle a good school?

Betty Reid Soskin Middle ranks in the bottom 8.4% of California middle schools.

What district is Betty Reid Soskin Middle in?

West Contra Costa Unified

How many students attend Betty Reid Soskin Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Betty Reid Soskin Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Betty Reid Soskin Middle?

Students at Betty Reid Soskin Middle are 48% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 17% African American, 6% Two or more races, 6% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

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