West Contra Costa Unified

Helms Middle

2500 Road 20, San Pablo, CA 94806-5010

Summary

Helms Middle is badly underperforming.

Only 11.2% of students are reading at grade level in Helms Middle, but it is trending up slightly.Trending up

Math is weaker at 6.6%; most students are not yet at grade level, but it is trending up slightly.Trending up

Proficiency Stats
Current Reading Proficiency11.2%
Current Math Proficiency6.6%
Reading State Rank1201/1211 (1st percentile)
Math State Rank1182/1211 (2nd percentile)
Other Stats
Student / Teacher Ratio21:1
Student Enrollment558
Low-Income Students529 (94.8%)
English Learners276 (49.5%)
2-Year Trends
2023 - 2025
Reading +1.2%Trend upMath +2.0%Trend up
Showing school-level proficiency for the last three years

Reading Proficiency Scores

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income +1.8%Trend up
Non-Low-Income -3.0%Trend down
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners -0.7%Trend down
English Native +5.6%Trend up
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years

Math Proficiency Scores

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income +2.6%Trend up
Non-Low-Income -0.8%Trend down
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners +0.5%Trend up
English Native +9.0%Trend up
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years