Summary:
The Soquel Union Elementary School District has one middle school, New Brighton Middle, which serves students in grades 6-8. Located in the coastal community of Soquel, California, New Brighton Middle is a relatively strong-performing school, ranking in the top 28% of middle schools statewide.
New Brighton Middle consistently maintains a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and demonstrates academic proficiency rates that exceed the district and state averages in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across grade levels. The school's 8th grade science proficiency on the CAST exam is also slightly above the state average. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 34.2% is notably higher than the state average, which could be an area of focus for the school and district.
Despite the economic challenges faced by nearly 30% of its students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, New Brighton Middle is able to achieve strong academic outcomes, indicating effective support and resources for its student population. Overall, the data suggests that New Brighton Middle is a high-performing middle school within the Soquel Union Elementary School District, with academic performance that surpasses district and state averages in many areas.
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