Robert Louis Stevenson Intermediate, St. Helena CA

Original Research by School Decision on Robert Louis Stevenson Intermediate

Robert Louis Stevenson Intermediate serves students in grades six through eight in St. Helena, a compact wine-country city in Napa County where downtown and schools sit within walking distance of each other rather than on isolated campuses. The school enrolls a student body that is roughly split between Hispanic and white students, with about a third of the enrollment qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The cohort is small, around mid-size for a middle school, and reflects the broader economic and demographic makeup of the Napa Valley community.

In English language arts, the school shows mixed performance across its three grades. Sixth graders are at the lower end, with less than half meeting proficiency; seventh and eighth graders perform somewhat better, with just over half proficient in each grade. Math proficiency lags noticeably behind ELA. Sixth and seventh graders both show proficiency rates well below the midpoint, while eighth graders reach a higher level, approaching four in ten students proficient. Science proficiency among eighth graders sits at a similar point. These results suggest a mathematics challenge that spans at least the first two years of the middle grades, and a pattern in which students gain ground as they progress through the school. Relative to other districts serving Napa County, Stevenson's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile, a strength worth noting.

The school's test data are current through the 2024-25 school year, and state assessment results are the primary measure available. The data do not include chronic absenteeism rates, disciplinary information, or staffing details. No trend data spanning multiple years were available, so it is not possible to say whether performance is rising, falling, or stable.

St. Helena itself is a pedestrian-oriented place with a historic downtown anchored by Main Street, a public library that houses a wine library and museum, and civic institutions concentrated near schools rather than on the periphery. The local economy turns on wineries, restaurants, culinary education, and health care alongside a strong tourist trade. Housing costs are substantial. A parent considering this school would be choosing a placement in a small, integrated school within a tight-knit community where children walk to school and where civic life mingles with school life in everyday ways. The academic profile shows students making gains as they move through eighth grade, though proficiency in math remains below where many families might want it to be. A parent may want to explore with the school what support structures exist in mathematics, particularly in the sixth and seventh grades.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 626%

School 26% · District 26%

▼ 4 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 729%

School 29% · District 29%

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 840%

School 40% · District 40%

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 644%

School 44% · District 44%

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 752%

School 52% · District 52%

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 851%

School 51% · District 51%

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Science

Grade 836%

School 36% · District 36%

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 862%

School 62% · District 62%

▲ 13 pts above state median

This schoolSaint Helena Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income28%Higher-income54%25 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income37%Higher-income61%24 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income43%Higher-income56%13 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income15%Higher-income33%18 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income18%Higher-income36%19 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income19%Higher-income52%33 pp gap