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Charlotte Wood Middle

Public Grades 6-8

182^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 93% of California middle schools

Summary

Charlotte Wood Middle School is a well-regarded public school serving about 850 students in grades 6-8 within the high-performing San Ramon Valley Unified School District in affluent Danville, California.

By statewide standards, Charlotte Wood is an excellent school, consistently earning top ratings with test scores far above California averages and remarkably low chronic absenteeism. However, when compared to its immediate peers within the San Ramon Valley Unified district, it emerges as a mid-tier performer. Its proficiency rates in mathematics and science are the lowest among district middle schools, including Windemere Ranch Middle and Pine Valley Middle, despite serving a very advantaged student population. This creates an interesting contrast where the school's performance, while strong, doesn't quite match the academic outcomes of some nearby schools with similar resources.

The school shows particular strengths in supporting English Language Arts and historically underserved student groups, but its statewide ranking has gradually declined over the past decade. Its chronic absenteeism, though low, is also higher than several district peers. Compared to schools in neighboring districts like Castro Valley Unified or Dublin Unified, such as Canyon Middle or Wells Middle, Charlotte Wood's performance is superior, highlighting the exceptional quality of its home district overall.

853

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,084

Per pupil spending ?

5.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 El Capitan Dr.
Danville, CA 94526-5000

(925) 855-4400

District: San Ramon Valley Unified

Students who attend Charlotte Wood Middle usually attend:

High:

San Ramon Valley High

Feeder schools for Charlotte Wood Middle:

Elementary:	Greenbrook Elementary
	John Baldwin Elementary
	Sycamore Valley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.6%

Asian:

20.9%

Two or more races:

12.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2013 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (70% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2013

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

!Near the bottom of San Ramon Valley Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg74%

California avg41%

182^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Middle Schools in the San Ramon Valley Unified

85^th of 1,543San Ramon 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	93.9	182 of 2761	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	266 of 2783	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	244 of 2781	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	261 of 2740	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	213 of 2715	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	213 of 2480	91.4%	★★★★★
2017	93.8	154 of 2508	93.9%	★★★★★
2016	95.1	97 of 2497	96.1%	★★★★★
2015	95.8	85 of 2477	96.6%	★★★★★
2013	92.9	25 of 2379	98.9%	★★★★★
2012	82.6	243 of 2259	89.2%	★★★★☆
2011	84.9	196 of 2236	91.2%	★★★★★
2010	90.0	102 of 2179	95.3%	★★★★★
2009	91.0	85 of 2063	95.9%	★★★★★
2008	93.8	45 of 2005	97.8%	★★★★★
2007	88.7	149 of 1999	92.5%	★★★★★
2006	91.4	99 of 1804	94.5%	★★★★★
2005	96.5	24 of 1777	98.6%	★★★★★
2004	93.3	75 of 1769	95.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	186 of 739	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	208 of 743	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	148 of 715	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	233 of 733	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.7	205 of 745	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	208 of 700	70.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	87.7	112 of 1531	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	81.5	170 of 1491	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	91.5	68 of 1369	95.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	200 of 2533	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	263 of 2551	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	89.9	246 of 2531	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	306 of 2509	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	92.7	163 of 2380	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	194 of 2262	91.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	232 of 2395	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	211 of 2388	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	120 of 2374	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	90 of 2359	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	88 of 2213	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	57 of 2072	97.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	226 of 2542	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	87.1	235 of 2579	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	79.2	339 of 2531	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	356 of 2458	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	92.8	106 of 2369	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	80.0	285 of 2230	87.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	166 of 2534	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	251 of 2552	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	205 of 2538	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	189 of 2527	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	241 of 2407	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.1	224 of 2273	90.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	89 of 726	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	119 of 701	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	131 of 677	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	175 of 665	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	63.6	222 of 554	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	173 of 462	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	201 of 1566	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	239 of 1552	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	259 of 1531	83.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	260 of 1520	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	455 of 1537	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	465 of 1543	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	443 of 1555	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	296 of 1602	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	356 of 1496	76.2%	★★★★☆

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)93rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)88th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)75th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy81%+33 vs state

Mathematics66%+29 vs state

Science51%+18 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
Charlotte Wood Middle	Public	6-8	600 El Capitan Dr.	Danville	94526	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-4400	853	37	22.8	5.2%	466 (54.6%)	9 (1.1%)	91 (10.7%)	178 (20.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	106 (12.4%)	93.9	182^nd of 2761 public middle schools	93.4%		90.6	266^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.4%	84	50.8	50.8	84.2	82.1	77.7	81.3	69.6	69.2	58.5	65.9	$17,084	$16,900	$184
Iron Horse Middle	Public	6-8	12601 Alcosta Blvd.	San Ramon	94583	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 824-2820	939	42	22.5	9.9%	191 (20.3%)	25 (2.7%)	100 (10.6%)	528 (56.2%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	86 (9.2%)	97	86^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.9%		96.3	111^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.0%	25	70.0	70.0	76.2	88.9	79.6	81.9	67.9	79.5	79.6	75.9	$18,387	$18,164	$223
Los Cerros Middle	Public	6-8	968 Blemer Rd.	Danville	94526	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-6800	486	24	19.9	5.1%	295 (60.7%)	4 (0.8%)	40 (8.2%)	91 (18.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (10.9%)	94.7	161^st of 2761 public middle schools	94.2%		91.2	249^th of 2783 public middle schools	91.1%	88	58.3	58.3	73.0	76.7	80.1	76.6	69.3	74.2	68.2	70.5	$19,121	$18,816	$305
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
Diablo Vista Middle	Public	6-8	4100 Camino Tassajara	Danville	94506	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-7600	835	36	23.3	8.3%	226 (27.1%)	13 (1.6%)	56 (6.7%)	449 (53.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (10.4%)	97.1	76^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.2%		96.2	115^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.9%	39	60.2	60.2	80.3	85.2	80.5	82.0	83.3	81.9	75.4	79.8	$16,921	$16,648	$273
Stone Valley Middle	Public	6-8	3001 Miranda Ave.	Alamo	94507	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-5800	586	27	21.6	8.4%	367 (62.6%)	6 (1.0%)	59 (10.1%)	82 (14.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	69 (11.8%)	92.7	206^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.5%		87.9	324^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.4%	118	53.3	53.3	71.7	84.0	74.2	76.6	58.9	72.9	64.8	65.5	$18,320	$18,202	$118
Pine Valley Middle	Public	6-8	3000 Pine Valley Rd.	San Ramon	94583	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 479-7700	973	39	24.9	6.8%	289 (29.7%)	11 (1.1%)	96 (9.9%)	480 (49.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	93 (9.6%)	97	87^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.8%		97.3	80^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.1%	7	68.5	68.5	79.3	81.9	87.7	83.0	70.8	69.6	79.0	73.0	$16,533	$16,360	$173
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
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
Canyon Middle	Public	6-8	19600 Cull Canyon Rd.	Castro Valley	94546	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 538-8833	1,418	62	23.0	40.7%	248 (17.5%)	68 (4.8%)	399 (28.1%)	493 (34.8%)	2 (0.1%)	10 (0.7%)	197 (13.9%)	77.4	532^nd of 2761 public middle schools	80.7%		77.2	548^th of 2783 public middle schools	80.3%	16	41.6	41.6	66.0	61.1	60.6	62.4	48.3	48.3	48.9	48.5	$18,925	$18,756	$169

Frequently Asked Questions about Charlotte Wood Middle

What high school do graduates of Charlotte Wood Middle attend?

Students who attend Charlotte Wood Middle usually go on to attend San Ramon Valley High

Is Charlotte Wood Middle a good school?

Yes. Charlotte Wood Middle ranks in the top 6.6% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Charlotte Wood Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 853 students attended Charlotte Wood Middle.

What district is Charlotte Wood Middle in?

San Ramon Valley Unified

What is the racial makeup of Charlotte Wood Middle?

Students at Charlotte Wood Middle are 55% White, 21% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 1% African American.

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