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Santa Rosa Middle

Public Grades 7-8

2262^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 18% of California middle schools

Summary

Santa Rosa Middle is a public middle school in Santa Rosa, California, serving 458 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Santa Rosa High District, which is ranked 1031 out of 1565 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Santa Rosa Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California middle schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other middle schools in the state. The school struggles across various student subgroups, with its Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students ranking in the bottom 20-25% of California middle schools. Santa Rosa Middle also experiences high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 33.6% over the past few years, which is significantly above the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Rincon Valley Middle performs significantly better than Santa Rosa Middle, ranking in the top 25-30% of California middle schools and achieving proficiency rates 20-30 percentage points higher. In contrast, Hilliard Comstock Middle, also in the same district, performs even worse than Santa Rosa Middle, ranking in the bottom 10% of the state and having proficiency rates around 10-15 percentage points lower. Additionally, Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter, a public charter school in the same district, demonstrates exceptional academic performance, with proficiency rates in the 80-90% range, far exceeding the state and local high school averages.

452

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,951

Per pupil spending ?

76.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 E St.
Santa Rosa, CA 95404-4373

(707) 890-3865

District: Santa Rosa High

Students who attend Santa Rosa Middle usually attend:

High:

Santa Rosa High

Feeder schools for Santa Rosa Middle:

Elementary:	Abraham Lincoln Elementary
	Hidden Valley Elementary
	Mark West Elementary
	Proctor Terrace Elementary
	More...
	Steele Lane Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.1%

White:

19.7%

Asian:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2012 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg30%

California avg41%

2,262^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 38 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	19.2	2262 of 2761	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	2270 of 2783	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	2350 of 2781	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	1867 of 2740	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	1691 of 2715	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.3	1446 of 2508	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.5	1286 of 2497	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.2	1085 of 2477	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.4	725 of 2379	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.3	565 of 2259	75.0%	★★★★☆
2011	64.2	710 of 2236	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.6	964 of 2179	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.1	725 of 2063	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.7	713 of 2005	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.6	581 of 1999	70.9%	★★★★☆
2006	66.4	511 of 1804	71.7%	★★★★☆
2005	72.6	396 of 1777	77.7%	★★★★☆
2004	73.8	363 of 1769	79.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.8	1102 of 1531	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	895 of 1491	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.9	1076 of 1478	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1452 of 1521	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	1194 of 1540	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	1071 of 1442	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	2102 of 2533	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	2113 of 2551	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	2075 of 2531	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	1706 of 2509	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	1427 of 2380	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	2158 of 2395	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	2155 of 2388	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	2233 of 2374	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	1967 of 2359	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	1788 of 2213	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	411 of 477	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	313 of 394	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	2198 of 2542	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	2121 of 2579	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	2274 of 2531	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	1846 of 2458	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1662 of 2369	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	2121 of 2534	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	2108 of 2552	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	2234 of 2538	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	1772 of 2527	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	1702 of 2407	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	6.3	670 of 701	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	598 of 677	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	586 of 665	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	339 of 554	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	1485 of 1566	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1144 of 1552	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1320 of 1531	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	1113 of 1520	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1135 of 1537	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	1134 of 1543	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.9	765 of 1555	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.3	945 of 1602	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)28th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)27th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)4th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 vs state

Science15%-17 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
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
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
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
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
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
Lawrence E. Jones Middle	Public	6-8	5154 Snyder Ln.	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 588-5600	775	37	21.0	38.3%	335 (43.2%)	14 (1.8%)	300 (38.7%)	44 (5.7%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.9%)	72 (9.3%)	47.4	1252^nd of 2761 public middle schools	54.7%		45.2	1307^th of 2783 public middle schools	53.0%	55		27.4	27.4			44.9	46.0	41.8	44.2			35.7	34.2	29.9	33.1	$17,012	$642	$16,370
Technology Middle	Public	6-8	7165 Burton Ave.	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 792-4800	409	24	16.9	65.0%	91 (22.2%)	11 (2.7%)	259 (63.3%)	18 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	23 (5.6%)	11.7	2561^st of 2761 public middle schools	7.2%		13.8	2525^th of 2783 public middle schools	9.3%	36		9.7	9.7			24.3	17.7	20.0	20.8			8.8	13.0	5.9	9.3	$20,612	$1,505	$19,107
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Santa Rosa Middle

Is Santa Rosa Middle a good school?

Santa Rosa Middle ranks in the bottom 18.1% of California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Santa Rosa Middle attend?

Students who attend Santa Rosa Middle usually go on to attend Santa Rosa High

What district is Santa Rosa Middle in?

Santa Rosa High

How many students attend Santa Rosa Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 452 students attended Santa Rosa Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Santa Rosa Middle?

Students at Santa Rosa Middle are 70% Hispanic, 20% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% American Indian.

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