Summary:
ZIP code 93922 has one middle school, Carmel Middle, serving grades 6–8 and enrolling 468 students. In 2025–26, its all-grade proficiency was 67% in ELA, 59% in math, and 55% in science, compared with California’s 49%, 38%, and 36%. Its results were below Carmel Unified in all three subjects, but above the state in each: by 18 points in ELA, 20 in math, and 19 in science. The most important finding is that the school’s results exceed state proficiency in every reported subject and grade.
Carmel Middle is both the highest- and lowest-scoring school in this list by default; with only one school, there is no meaningful comparison between area schools. Its strongest advantage over the state is in math, while ELA is its highest raw proficiency result. The school’s 2025–26 results trailed the district by 5 points in ELA, 5 in math, and 3 in science. SchoolDigger ranks it 311th of 2,703 schools, in the 88th percentile, with 4 stars; these are SchoolDigger ratings, not state test results.
Although Carmel Middle remains above the state, its advantage narrowed in all three subjects from 2024–25 to 2025–26: the state-relative gap shrank by 5 points in ELA, 1 in math, and 7 in science. The school’s ELA proficiency fell by 5 points and science by 3, while math was nearly unchanged; state results rose in all three. Results are steadier across grades in ELA, ranging by 2 points, than in math, which ranges by 7; grade 7 math is the standout, 25 points above the state. SchoolDigger’s percentile ranking declined from 91st in 2023–24 to 88th in 2025–26. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 13.1:1, and 17% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year; these are school characteristics, not explanations for achievement.
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