Chalone Peaks Middle

Summary:

Chalone Peaks Middle is a public middle school located in King City, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 887 students. The school is part of the King City Union School District, which is ranked 1394 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chalone Peaks Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of California middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 2000-2400 out of around 2700-2800 schools over the past decade. It has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger throughout this period. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, all of whom rank in the bottom quartile of California middle schools. Additionally, Chalone Peaks Middle has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.6% to 27.0% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are all well below the state averages, with only around 25% of students proficient or better in ELA and less than 12% proficient in Math and Science.

Interestingly, Chalone Peaks Middle performs significantly worse than the two nearby middle schools, Main Street Middle and Vista Verde Middle, which are also located in the surrounding Soledad Unified and Greenfield Union Elementary districts. Both of these schools have higher proficiency rates and better overall rankings compared to Chalone Peaks. The high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at Chalone Peaks Middle (over 90%) suggests that the school serves a predominantly low-income student population, which likely contributes to the academic challenges faced by the school. Despite being a long-standing school, Chalone Peaks Middle has not shown any meaningful improvement in its performance over the past decade, remaining consistently in the bottom quartile of California middle schools, raising concerns about educational equity and the school's ability to provide a high-quality education to all its students.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 667 Meyer St.
       King City, CA  93930-2919


(831) 385-4400

District: King City Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
2337th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,021 Help


Students who attend Chalone Peaks Middle usually attend:

High:    King City High

Feeder schools for Chalone Peaks Middle:

Elementary:    Del Rey Elementary
    King City Arts Magnet
    Santa Lucia Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  23.1 Help
Number of students:  853

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
95.0%
White:
2.6%
Asian:
2.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  91.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Chalone Peaks Middle ranks worse than 84.2% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.04. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (95%), White (2.6%), Asian (2.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 91.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Chalone Peaks Middle is 23.1. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Chalone Peaks Middle is $11,021.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Chalone Peaks Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Chalone Peaks Middle 2337th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Chalone Peaks Middle in the ranking list.)

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King City Union:

SchoolDigger ranks King City Union 1394th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Chalone Peaks Middle

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Rank History for all students at Chalone Peaks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 30.32 1186th 1769 33.0%
2005 18.23 1497th 1777 15.8%
2006 21.11 1451st 1804 19.6%
2007 24.27 1553rd 1999 22.3%
2008 25.82 1544th 2005 23.0%
2009 20.32 1732nd 2063 16.0%
2010 16.75 1926th 2179 11.6%
2011 20.18 1904th 2236 14.8%
2012 18.81 1941st 2259 14.1%
2013 17.06 2078th 2379 12.7%
2015 16.06 2158th 2477 12.9%
2016 19.97 2023rd 2497 19.0%
2017 15.36 2208th 2508 12.0%
2018 19.20 2038th 2480 17.8%
2019 19.50 2202nd 2715 18.9%
2022 18.46 2285th 2740 16.6%
2023 17.42 2411th 2802 14.0%
2024 18.04 2337th 2777 15.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Chalone Peaks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.46 1073rd 1364 21.3%
2019 29.92 1125th 1442 22.0%
2022 37.37 876th 1540 43.1%
2023 31.09 1170th 1529 23.5%
2024 32.34 1112th 1477 24.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Chalone Peaks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 25.40 1245th 1538 19.1%
2024 29.38 1122nd 1550 27.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Chalone Peaks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.27 1798th 2230 19.4%
2019 21.93 1965th 2369 17.1%
2022 21.59 2040th 2458 17.0%
2023 19.14 2204th 2549 13.5%
2024 19.93 2189th 2575 15.0%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Chalone Peaks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 28.02 67th 86 22.1%
2024 28.39 73rd 94 22.3%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Chalone Peaks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 29.36 258th 336 23.2%
2023 32.42 226th 321 29.6%
2024 30.96 276th 394 29.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Chalone Peaks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.55 1896th 2262 16.2%
2019 18.77 1987th 2380 16.5%
2022 19.41 2094th 2509 16.5%
2023 17.72 2193rd 2547 13.9%
2024 18.40 2163rd 2546 15.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Chalone Peaks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.90 1251st 1369 8.6%
2019 21.02 1369th 1491 8.2%
2022 28.00 1134th 1531 25.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Chalone Peaks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.56 1883rd 2273 17.2%
2019 19.62 2001st 2407 16.9%
2022 18.29 2141st 2527 15.3%
2023 17.51 2215th 2558 13.4%
2024 17.68 2174th 2547 14.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Chalone Peaks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.53 1721st 2072 16.9%
2019 22.52 1803rd 2213 18.5%
2022 23.13 1895th 2359 19.7%
2023 21.08 1993rd 2391 16.6%
2024 21.63 1954th 2383 18.0%
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Rank History for White students at Chalone Peaks Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.58 607th 1496 59.4%
2019 62.82 589th 1602 63.2%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Chalone Peaks Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 165 3 10 306 1 n/a n/a 0 485
1989 160 7 9 351 3 n/a n/a 0 530
1990 171 4 11 403 0 n/a n/a 0 589
1991 151 2 10 408 0 n/a n/a 0 571
1992 168 4 7 432 5 n/a n/a 0 616
1993 163 3 2 387 0 n/a n/a 0 555
1994 144 3 3 355 0 n/a n/a 0 505
1995 139 3 5 444 0 n/a n/a 0 591
1996 139 3 5 444 0 n/a n/a 0 591
1997 132 3 3 444 1 n/a n/a 0 583
1998 124 5 2 451 0 n/a n/a 0 582
1999 114 6 2 490 0 n/a n/a 0 612
2000 139 6 0 536 0 n/a n/a 0 681
2001 168 4 0 553 0 n/a n/a 0 725
2002 149 2 12 703 4 n/a n/a 10 880
2003 149 2 12 703 4 n/a n/a 10 880
2004 127 2 12 716 4 n/a n/a 13 874
2005 113 2 11 728 2 n/a n/a 29 885
2006 99 2 10 693 2 n/a n/a 18 824
2007 92 2 14 658 4 n/a n/a 14 784
2008 97 1 20 646 n/a n/a n/a 0 764
2009 84 1 14 622 0 1 8 0 730
2010 65 0 11 592 1 0 6 0 675
2011 66 0 4 645 2 0 5 0 722
2012 67 0 10 673 4 0 6 0 760
2013 60 0 6 698 1 0 8 0 773
2014 46 1 9 711 2 0 9 0 778
2015 45 2 9 727 2 0 11 0 796
2016 50 3 8 720 4 0 9 0 794
2017 52 1 14 763 3 0 7 0 840
2018 47 1 12 770 3 0 7 0 840
2019 42 3 16 823 2 2 7 0 895
2020 36 3 13 813 2 0 4 0 871
2021 28 3 11 810 2 0 6 0 860
2022 26 0 10 803 0 0 2 0 841
2023 27 1 14 842 0 0 3 0 887
2024 22 0 18 810 0 0 3 0 853

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Chalone Peaks Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 485 22.1 21.9 n/a
1989 530 22.9 23.1 n/a
1990 589 26.1 22.5 n/a
1991 571 25.7 22.2 n/a
1992 616 26.1 23.6 42.2
1993 555 24.7 22.5 49.7
1994 505 24.1 21.0 49.1
1995 591 25.7 23.0 46.5
1996 591 25.7 23.0 46.5
1997 583 27.0 21.6 45.1
1998 582 26.5 22.0 47.9
1999 612 31.0 19.7 52.8
2000 681 35.0 19.5 58.7
2001 725 36.0 20.1 68
2002 880 46.0 19.1 67.2
2003 880 46.0 19.1 67.2
2004 874 42.4 20.6 77.8
2005 885 42.0 21.1 79.3
2006 824 43.4 19.0 55.8
2007 784 41.1 19.1 101.4
2008 764 47.1 16.2 0
2009 730 37.7 18.4 99.6
2010 675 33.0 20.4 71.3
2011 722 n/a n/a 84.9
2012 760 34.2 22.2 n/a
2013 773 35.6 21.7 87.7
2014 778 37.0 20.9 88.2
2015 796 38.0 20.9 87.3
2016 794 40.0 19.8 86.6
2017 840 38.8 21.6 88
2018 840 41.0 20.4 90.2
2019 895 40.0 22.3 90.7
2020 871 n/a n/a 86.3
2021 860 43.0 20.0 87.6
2022 841 39.5 21.2 88.3
2023 887 40.9 21.6 90.4
2024 853 36.8 23.1 91.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Chalone Peaks Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 485 22.1 21.9 n/a
1989 530 22.9 23.1 n/a
1990 589 26.1 22.5 n/a
1991 571 25.7 22.2 n/a
1992 616 26.1 23.6 42.2
1993 555 24.7 22.5 49.7
1994 505 24.1 21.0 49.1
1995 591 25.7 23.0 46.5
1996 591 25.7 23.0 46.5
1997 583 27.0 21.6 45.1
1998 582 26.5 22.0 47.9
1999 612 31.0 19.7 52.8
2000 681 35.0 19.5 58.7
2001 725 36.0 20.1 68
2002 880 46.0 19.1 67.2
2003 880 46.0 19.1 67.2
2004 874 42.4 20.6 77.8
2005 885 42.0 21.1 79.3
2006 824 43.4 19.0 55.8
2007 784 41.1 19.1 101.4
2008 764 47.1 16.2 0
2009 730 37.7 18.4 99.6
2010 675 33.0 20.4 71.3
2011 722 n/a n/a 84.9
2012 760 34.2 22.2 n/a
2013 773 35.6 21.7 87.7
2014 778 37.0 20.9 88.2
2015 796 38.0 20.9 87.3
2016 794 40.0 19.8 86.6
2017 840 38.8 21.6 88
2018 840 41.0 20.4 90.2
2019 895 40.0 22.3 90.7
2020 871 n/a n/a 86.3
2021 860 43.0 20.0 87.6
2022 841 39.5 21.2 88.3
2023 887 40.9 21.6 90.4
2024 853 36.8 23.1 91.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Chalone Peaks Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $11,021

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Chalone Peaks Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2202nd of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 2411th of 2802 Middle schools
 4.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Chalone Peaks Middle)27.123.4
 3.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (King City Union)27.123.4
 3.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Chalone Peaks Middle)17.79
 8.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (King City Union)17.79
 8.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Chalone Peaks Middle)2831.5
 3.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (King City Union)2831.5
 3.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Chalone Peaks Middle)12.213
 0.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (King City Union)12.213
 0.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Chalone Peaks Middle)38.520.3
 18.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (King City Union)38.520.3
 18.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Chalone Peaks Middle)16.48.7
 7.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (King City Union)16.48.7
 7.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Chalone Peaks Middle)16.111.5
 4.6%
   8th Grade Science (King City Union)16.111.5
 4.6%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students895887
 0.9%
African American31
 66.7%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian1614
 12.5%
Hispanic823842
 2.3%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White4227
 35.7%
Two or More Races73
 57.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients90.7%90.4%
 0.3%


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Students who attend Chalone Peaks Middle usually go on to attend King City High

In the 2023-24 school year, 853 students attended Chalone Peaks Middle.

Students at Chalone Peaks Middle are 95% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Asian.

Chalone Peaks Middle ranks in the bottom 15.8% of California middle schools.


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