William B. Bristow Middle

Summary:

William B. Bristow Middle is a public middle school located in Brentwood, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,158 students. It is part of the Brentwood Union School District, which is ranked 421 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

William B. Bristow Middle has consistently ranked in the top 35-40% of California middle schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 885 out of 2,777 schools. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is mixed, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy slightly below the district but above the state average, and proficiency rates in Mathematics below both the district and state averages. The school's performance on the California Science Test (CAST) is also below the district and state averages. While the school has relatively strong performance for African American students, its performance for Asian, White, and Multi-racial students, as well as English Language Learners and students with disabilities, has declined in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, William B. Bristow Middle performs better academically than many of the schools in the Antioch Unified School District, but lags behind some of the higher-performing schools in the Brentwood Union and Byron Union districts. The school's relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to nearby schools, suggests that it may serve a more affluent student population, which could be a factor in its academic performance.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 855 Minnesota Ave.
       Brentwood, CA  94513-1802


(925) 513-6460

District: Brentwood Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
885th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $5,427 Help


Feeder schools for William B. Bristow Middle:

Elementary:    Marsh Creek Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  23.5 Help
Number of students:  1,236

Racial breakdown:

White:
35.1%
Hispanic:
33.2%
Asian:
12.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  18.7% Help


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Compare Details William B. Bristow Middle ranks better than 68.1% of middle schools in California. It also ranks last among 3 ranked middle schools in the Brentwood Union School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.89. (See more...)
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Compare Details William B. Bristow Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Brentwood Union School District. Student population at William B. Bristow Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (35.1%), Hispanic (33.2%), Asian (12.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 18.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at William B. Bristow Middle is 23.5. 1 middle schools in the Brentwood Union School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at William B. Bristow Middle is $5,427, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Brentwood Union School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

William B. Bristow Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks William B. Bristow Middle 885th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See William B. Bristow Middle in the ranking list.)

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Brentwood Union:

SchoolDigger ranks Brentwood Union 421st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for William B. Bristow Middle

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Rank History for all students at William B. Bristow Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 53.52 710th 1769 59.9%
2005 59.93 602nd 1777 66.1%
2006 64.30 556th 1804 69.2%
2007 59.94 677th 1999 66.1%
2008 43.66 1070th 2005 46.6%
2009 43.50 1123rd 2063 45.6%
2010 62.62 719th 2179 67.0%
2011 73.67 445th 2236 80.1%
2012 68.19 619th 2259 72.6%
2013 72.46 524th 2379 78.0%
2015 67.06 711th 2477 71.3%
2016 73.49 582nd 2497 76.7%
2017 71.90 626th 2508 75.0%
2018 70.20 642nd 2480 74.1%
2019 65.63 776th 2715 71.4%
2022 56.28 990th 2740 63.9%
2023 58.11 962nd 2802 65.7%
2024 59.89 885th 2777 68.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at William B. Bristow Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.34 324th 462 29.9%
2019 31.49 414th 554 25.3%
2022 23.66 512th 665 23.0%
2023 28.98 493rd 678 27.3%
2024 36.85 444th 699 36.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at William B. Bristow Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.32 387th 1364 71.6%
2019 44.56 556th 1442 61.4%
2022 60.05 296th 1540 80.8%
2023 43.25 644th 1529 57.9%
2024 38.42 791st 1477 46.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at William B. Bristow Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 53.62 490th 1538 68.1%
2024 52.20 525th 1550 66.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at William B. Bristow Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.36 665th 2230 70.2%
2019 51.05 983rd 2369 58.5%
2022 46.85 1114th 2458 54.7%
2023 44.30 1205th 2549 52.7%
2024 45.10 1196th 2575 53.6%
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Rank History for Female students at William B. Bristow Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.22 578th 2262 74.4%
2019 64.58 736th 2380 69.1%
2022 53.49 985th 2509 60.7%
2023 56.10 916th 2547 64.0%
2024 57.06 882nd 2546 65.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at William B. Bristow Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.45 398th 1369 70.9%
2019 65.82 323rd 1491 78.3%
2022 50.54 557th 1531 63.6%
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Rank History for Male students at William B. Bristow Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.49 648th 2273 71.5%
2019 64.14 725th 2407 69.9%
2022 57.83 859th 2527 66.0%
2023 58.54 852nd 2558 66.7%
2024 60.53 803rd 2547 68.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at William B. Bristow Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.20 529th 700 24.4%
2019 25.42 591st 745 20.7%
2022 35.28 514th 733 29.9%
2023 35.04 513th 718 28.6%
2024 36.66 508th 741 31.4%
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Rank History for African American students at William B. Bristow Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.44 99th 600 83.5%
2019 81.15 83rd 643 87.1%
2022 76.68 109th 637 82.9%
2023 63.22 175th 614 71.5%
2024 46.62 302nd 626 51.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at William B. Bristow Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.60 420th 2072 79.7%
2019 67.43 538th 2213 75.7%
2022 54.74 863rd 2359 63.4%
2023 56.14 817th 2391 65.8%
2024 54.48 863rd 2383 63.8%
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Rank History for White students at William B. Bristow Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.11 709th 1496 52.6%
2019 47.35 833rd 1602 48.0%
2022 39.37 924th 1555 40.6%
2023 41.00 904th 1552 41.8%
2024 41.70 868th 1535 43.5%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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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 William B. Bristow Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1995 349 6 12 197 5 n/a n/a 0 569
1996 349 6 12 197 5 n/a n/a 0 569
1997 415 4 17 198 4 n/a n/a 0 638
1998 438 3 23 212 6 n/a n/a 0 682
1999 487 12 23 219 8 n/a n/a 0 749
2000 484 19 20 243 5 n/a n/a 0 771
2001 524 22 15 275 5 n/a n/a 0 841
2002 615 34 53 191 8 n/a n/a 0 901
2003 615 34 53 191 8 n/a n/a 0 901
2004 600 49 48 223 11 n/a n/a 0 931
2005 652 56 59 232 10 n/a n/a 0 1009
2006 660 65 81 291 12 n/a n/a 0 1109
2007 514 62 87 270 7 n/a n/a 7 947
2008 513 77 69 272 7 n/a n/a 0 938
2009 516 73 74 257 6 6 40 0 972
2010 557 82 69 232 7 4 34 0 985
2011 577 89 75 249 8 8 27 0 1033
2012 611 80 81 273 6 7 26 0 1084
2013 596 86 97 314 2 10 34 0 1139
2014 554 90 104 324 5 6 38 0 1121
2015 528 99 105 329 6 4 51 0 1122
2016 600 89 112 298 8 7 50 0 1164
2017 592 85 115 305 5 7 63 0 1172
2018 560 83 109 321 4 9 79 0 1165
2019 507 87 112 386 3 5 93 0 1193
2020 467 92 116 386 3 6 112 0 1182
2021 438 80 116 377 3 5 123 0 1142
2022 421 68 129 364 5 5 120 2 1114
2023 423 60 138 402 5 5 125 0 1158
2024 434 79 159 410 5 4 144 1 1236

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 William B. Bristow Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 569 25.1 22.7 25.3
1996 569 25.1 22.7 25.3
1997 638 28.3 22.5 19.1
1998 682 30.0 22.7 21.6
1999 749 33.6 22.3 31.4
2000 771 36.3 21.2 22.4
2001 841 39.8 21.1 27.6
2002 901 42.8 21.1 18.5
2003 901 42.8 21.1 18.5
2004 931 41.5 22.4 14.9
2005 1009 42.4 23.8 17.9
2006 1109 45.9 24.2 14.8
2007 947 39.9 23.7 22.8
2008 938 47.2 19.9 24.1
2009 972 38.7 22.2 25.5
2010 985 37.8 26.0 25.3
2011 1033 n/a n/a 24.5
2012 1084 41.0 26.4 n/a
2013 1139 44.5 25.5 25.7
2014 1121 45.1 24.8 23.7
2015 1122 44.0 25.5 24.4
2016 1164 47.0 24.7 22.7
2017 1172 49.3 23.7 20.7
2018 1165 48.8 23.8 23.7
2019 1193 48.2 24.7 24.9
2020 1182 n/a n/a 25.1
2021 1142 48.8 23.4 23.8
2022 1114 49.8 22.3 20.3
2023 1158 51.4 22.5 19.5
2024 1236 52.5 23.5 18.7

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 William B. Bristow Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 569 25.1 22.7 25.3
1996 569 25.1 22.7 25.3
1997 638 28.3 22.5 19.1
1998 682 30.0 22.7 21.6
1999 749 33.6 22.3 31.4
2000 771 36.3 21.2 22.4
2001 841 39.8 21.1 27.6
2002 901 42.8 21.1 18.5
2003 901 42.8 21.1 18.5
2004 931 41.5 22.4 14.9
2005 1009 42.4 23.8 17.9
2006 1109 45.9 24.2 14.8
2007 947 39.9 23.7 22.8
2008 938 47.2 19.9 24.1
2009 972 38.7 22.2 25.5
2010 985 37.8 26.0 25.3
2011 1033 n/a n/a 24.5
2012 1084 41.0 26.4 n/a
2013 1139 44.5 25.5 25.7
2014 1121 45.1 24.8 23.7
2015 1122 44.0 25.5 24.4
2016 1164 47.0 24.7 22.7
2017 1172 49.3 23.7 20.7
2018 1165 48.8 23.8 23.7
2019 1193 48.2 24.7 24.9
2020 1182 n/a n/a 25.1
2021 1142 48.8 23.4 23.8
2022 1114 49.8 22.3 20.3
2023 1158 51.4 22.5 19.5
2024 1236 52.5 23.5 18.7

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 William B. Bristow Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $5,427

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

Impact of COVID-19 on William B. Bristow Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 776th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 962nd of 2802 Middle schools
 5.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (William B. Bristow Middle)58.949.4
 9.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Brentwood Union)60.555.9
 4.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (William B. Bristow Middle)48.137.6
 10.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Brentwood Union)51.843.6
 8.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (William B. Bristow Middle)6850.1
 17.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Brentwood Union)63.754.8
 8.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (William B. Bristow Middle)48.442.3
 6.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Brentwood Union)54.943.8
 11.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (William B. Bristow Middle)54.642.9
 11.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Brentwood Union)53.249.8
 3.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (William B. Bristow Middle)3426.5
 7.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Brentwood Union)44.735.4
 9.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (William B. Bristow Middle)26.327.8
 1.4%
   8th Grade Science (Brentwood Union)30.929.6
 1.3%
   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 Students11931158
 2.9%
African American8760
 31%
American Indian35
 66.7%
Asian112138
 23.2%
Hispanic386402
 4.1%
Pacific Islander55
White507423
 16.6%
Two or More Races93125
 34.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients24.9%19.5%
 5.4%


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Students at William B. Bristow Middle are 35% White, 33% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 6% African American.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,236 students attended William B. Bristow Middle.

William B. Bristow Middle ranks 885th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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