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Hilliard Comstock Middle

Q: Is Hilliard Comstock Middle a good school?

Hilliard Comstock Middle ranks in the bottom 5.0% of California middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Hilliard Comstock Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 423 students attended Hilliard Comstock Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hilliard Comstock Middle?

Students at Hilliard Comstock Middle are 80% Hispanic, 8% White, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

Q: What high school do graduates of Hilliard Comstock Middle attend?

Students who attend Hilliard Comstock Middle usually go on to attend Piner High

Public Grades 7-8

2623^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 5% of California middle schools

Summary

Hilliard Comstock Middle is a public school serving 423 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Santa Rosa High school district, which is currently ranked in the lower third of all districts in California.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English (14%), Math (9%), and Science (8%) far below both the district and state averages; this performance places it among the lowest-ranked middle schools in the state, a position that has declined steadily over the past decade. Notably, the school serves a high-need population, with over 86% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and struggles with a chronic absenteeism rate of 33%, which is much higher than the state average. Despite having a lower student-teacher ratio and the highest per-student spending ($20,965) among comparable schools in the area, these resources have not translated into improved student outcomes.

In contrast, other local schools like Rincon Valley Middle (in the same district) and Hillcrest Middle (in the Gravenstein Union Elementary district) achieve significantly higher academic results. Nearby charter schools, such as Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter and Piner-Olivet Charter, also demonstrate stronger performance, with the latter serving a student population with similar economic needs but achieving better academic outcomes with lower per-student funding.

423

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,965

Per pupil spending ?

86.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2750 West Steele Ln.
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-3299

(707) 890-3885

District: Santa Rosa High

Students who attend Hilliard Comstock Middle usually attend:

High:

Piner High

Feeder schools for Hilliard Comstock Middle:

Elementary:	Albert F. Biella Elementary
	Helen M. Lehman Elementary
	Jack London Elementary
	James Monroe Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.4%

White:

7.8%

Asian:

6.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2012 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (11% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg30%

California avg41%

2,623^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Santa Rosa High

1062^nd of 1,543Santa Rosa High 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	9.7	2623 of 2761	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	2585 of 2783	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	2612 of 2781	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	2547 of 2740	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	2543 of 2715	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.5	2263 of 2508	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.2	2363 of 2497	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.7	2270 of 2477	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	31.7	1652 of 2379	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.5	1293 of 2259	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.7	1340 of 2236	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.4	1458 of 2179	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.3	1300 of 2063	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.0	1315 of 2005	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.7	1196 of 1999	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.1	1036 of 1804	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.8	747 of 1777	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	45.6	869 of 1769	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.3	1525 of 1531	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	1170 of 1491	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.3	1368 of 1478	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	1416 of 1521	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	1021 of 1540	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1219 of 1442	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	2444 of 2533	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	2415 of 2551	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	2382 of 2531	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	2416 of 2509	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	2303 of 2380	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	2301 of 2395	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	2212 of 2388	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	2256 of 2374	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	2169 of 2359	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	2103 of 2213	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	463 of 477	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	2398 of 2542	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	2418 of 2579	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	2333 of 2531	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	2143 of 2458	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	2187 of 2369	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	2421 of 2534	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	2371 of 2552	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	2397 of 2538	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	2261 of 2527	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	2253 of 2407	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	1445 of 1566	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	1396 of 1552	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1462 of 1531	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	1316 of 1520	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1377 of 1537	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	1503 of 1543	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	1512 of 1555	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	1484 of 1602	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)13th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)7th percentile~ school

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

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)<1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy14%-35 vs state

Mathematics9%-28 vs state

Science8%-24 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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	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
Hilliard Comstock Middle	Public	7-8	2750 West Steele Ln.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3885	423	23	18.0	86.3%	33 (7.8%)	7 (1.7%)	340 (80.4%)	27 (6.4%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	8 (1.9%)	9.7	2623^rd of 2761 public middle schools	5.0%		12.1	2585^th of 2783 public middle schools	7.1%	38		8.5	8.5				14.4	13.7	14.0				13.3	5.8	9.1	$20,965	$1,043	$19,922
Piner-Olivet Charter	Public, Charter	7-8	2707 Francisco Ave.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Piner-Olivet Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 522-3310	212	8	25.5	55.7%	50 (23.6%)	7 (3.3%)	114 (53.8%)	26 (12.3%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (5.2%)	44.2	1355^th of 2761 public middle schools	50.9%		47.2	1240^th of 2783 public middle schools	55.4%	115		23.5	23.5				41.2	37.3	39.2				33.7	38.2	35.9
Santa Rosa Middle	Public	7-8	500 E St.	Santa Rosa	95404	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3865	452	24	18.6	76.1%	89 (19.7%)	10 (2.2%)	317 (70.1%)	15 (3.3%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.4%)	19.2	2262^nd of 2761 public middle schools	18.1%		19.7	2270^th of 2783 public middle schools	18.4%	8		15.3	15.3				22.4	27.0	24.8				18.1	17.1	17.6	$19,951	$1,644	$18,307
Herbert Slater Middle	Public	7-8	3500 Sonoma Ave.	Santa Rosa	95405	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3880	577	33	17.7	60.1%	117 (20.3%)	10 (1.7%)	377 (65.3%)	26 (4.5%)	6 (1.0%)	16 (2.8%)	23 (4.0%)	17.6	2331^st of 2761 public middle schools	15.6%		20.7	2232^nd of 2783 public middle schools	19.8%	99		17.5	17.5				25.0	23.7	24.3				15.0	12.3	13.4	$17,359	$1,072	$16,287
Rincon Valley Middle	Public	7-8	4650 Badger Rd.	Santa Rosa	95409	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3870	725	32	23.0	34.1%	352 (48.6%)	8 (1.1%)	236 (32.6%)	60 (8.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	59 (8.1%)	65.3	777^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.9%		69.9	691^st of 2783 public middle schools	75.2%	86		40.7	40.7				56.4	52.3	54.3				41.1	36.7	38.8	$16,237	$931	$15,306
Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter	Public, Charter	5-6	4650 Badger Rd.	Santa Rosa	95409	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3860	128	4	32.0	14.8%	86 (67.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	22 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.4%)								(n/a)	81.3		81.3		92.2	90.6			91.4		87.5	89.1			88.3	$15,365	$611	$14,754
Strawberry Elementary	Public	4-6	2311 Horseshoe Dr.	Santa Rosa	95405	Sonoma County	Bennett Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 526-4433	365	15	24.3	35.1%	203 (55.6%)	10 (2.7%)	96 (26.3%)	19 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	29 (7.9%)								(n/a)	46.0		46.0	59.8	68.9	60.2			63.0	53.3	40.2	50.0			47.8	$13,771	$874	$12,897
Brook Haven Middle	Public	5-8	7905 Valentine Ave.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Sebastopol Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 829-4590	212	11	18.7	43.4%	90 (42.5%)	1 (0.5%)	78 (36.8%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (17.0%)	64.6	797^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.1%		64.9	789^th of 2783 public middle schools	71.6%	8	22.6	47.2	34.9		43.4	60.0	58.0	58.5	55.0		20.8	39.3	28.0	31.5	30.1	$20,697	$2,234	$18,463
Hillcrest Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	725 Bloomfield Rd.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Gravenstein Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 823-7653	297	18	16.8	30.0%	180 (60.6%)	1 (0.3%)	74 (24.9%)	13 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	26 (8.8%)	90.7	260^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.6%		82.4	434^th of 2783 public middle schools	84.4%	174		53.5	53.5			79.6	67.7	73.3	73.5			68.5	53.2	64.0	61.9	$12,768	$324	$12,444
Twin Hills Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1685 Watertrough Rd.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Twin Hills Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 823-7446	207	12	16.9	21.3%	120 (58.0%)	1 (0.5%)	50 (24.2%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (15.0%)	83.1	413^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.0%		87.4	338^th of 2783 public middle schools	87.9%	75		49.2	49.2			58.3	70.7	70.5	67.0			36.7	62.2	62.3	54.7	$19,223	$332	$18,891

Frequently Asked Questions about Hilliard Comstock Middle

Is Hilliard Comstock Middle a good school?

Hilliard Comstock Middle ranks in the bottom 5.0% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hilliard Comstock Middle?

Students at Hilliard Comstock Middle are 80% Hispanic, 8% White, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Hilliard Comstock Middle attend?

Students who attend Hilliard Comstock Middle usually go on to attend Piner High

What district is Hilliard Comstock Middle in?

Santa Rosa High

How many students attend Hilliard Comstock Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 423 students attended Hilliard Comstock Middle.

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