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The public middle schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Santa Clara County, California

Across Santa Clara County, California, 65 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Downtown College Preparatory Middle leads the list at 26.1:1, against a median of 20.0:1 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Santa Clara County, California

Top Students/teacher

26.1:1

Median Students/teacher

20.0:1

HIGHEST RATIO · SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Downtown College Preparatory Middle	San Jose, CA	Downtown College Preparatory Middle District	Middle	231	26.1:1
2	ACE Inspire Academy	San Jose, CA	ACE Inspire Academy District	Middle	205	25.0:1
3	Union Middle	San Jose, CA	Union Elementary	Middle	1,068	23.9:1
4	Sierramont Middle	San Jose, CA	Berryessa Union Elementary	Middle	742	23.9:1
5	Willow Glen Middle	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	Middle	1,180	23.7:1
6	Lewis H. Britton Middle	Morgan Hill, CA	Morgan Hill Unified	Middle	637	23.6:1
7	South Valley Middle	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	Middle	784	23.2:1
8	Thomas Russell Middle	Milpitas, CA	Milpitas Unified	Middle	761	23.2:1
9	Bernal Intermediate	San Jose, CA	Oak Grove Elementary	Middle	675	22.9:1
10	Castillero Middle	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	Middle	865	22.8:1
11	Piedmont Middle	San Jose, CA	Berryessa Union Elementary	Middle	591	22.7:1
12	ACE Esperanza Middle	San Jose, CA	ACE Esperanza Middle District	Middle	205	22.7:1
13	Ardis G. Egan Junior High	Los Altos, CA	Los Altos Elementary	Middle	517	22.6:1
14	Chaboya Middle	San Jose, CA	Evergreen Elementary	Middle	815	22.6:1
15	Martin Murphy Middle	San Jose, CA	Morgan Hill Unified	Middle	466	22.5:1
16	Herman (Leonard) Intermediate	San Jose, CA	Oak Grove Elementary	Middle	723	22.3:1
17	KIPP Heritage Academy	San Jose, CA	KIPP Heritage Academy District	Middle	454	22.1:1
18	Solorsano Middle	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	Middle	749	22.1:1
19	Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy	San Jose, CA	Kipp Prize Preparatory Academy District	Middle	416	21.9:1
20	Dartmouth Middle	San Jose, CA	Union Elementary	Middle	903	21.6:1
21	Brownell Middle	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	Middle	672	21.6:1
22	Price Charter Middle	San Jose, CA	Cambrian	Middle	959	21.4:1
23	John F. Kennedy Middle	Cupertino, CA	Cupertino Union	Middle	880	21.4:1
24	Marian A. Peterson Middle	Sunnyvale, CA	Santa Clara Unified	Middle	759	21.4:1
25	Rancho Milpitas Middle	Milpitas, CA	Milpitas Unified	Middle	693	21.3:1
26	Bret Harte Middle	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	Middle	862	21.1:1
27	Morrill Middle	San Jose, CA	Berryessa Union Elementary	Middle	665	21.0:1
28	College Connection Academy	San Jose, CA	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	Middle	213	20.9:1
29	Joaquin Miller Middle	San Jose, CA	Cupertino Union	Middle	1,067	20.9:1
30	Redwood Middle	Saratoga, CA	Saratoga Union Elementary	Middle	709	20.8:1
31	Sunrise Middle	San Jose, CA	Sunrise Middle District	Middle	301	20.8:1
32	Davis (Caroline) Intermediate	San Jose, CA	Oak Grove Elementary	Middle	537	20.1:1
33	John Muir Middle	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	Middle	722	20.0:1
34	Warren E. Hyde Middle	Cupertino, CA	Cupertino Union	Middle	800	20.0:1
35	Quimby Oak Middle	San Jose, CA	Evergreen Elementary	Middle	857	20.0:1
36	Lairon College Preparatory Academy	San Jose, CA	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	Middle	253	19.8:1
37	Dolores Huerta Middle	San Jose, CA	Santa Clara Unified	Middle	571	19.6:1
38	Sylvandale Middle	San Jose, CA	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	Middle	330	19.6:1
39	Sunnyvale Middle	Sunnyvale, CA	Sunnyvale	Middle	1,053	19.5:1
40	Rolling Hills Middle	Los Gatos, CA	Campbell Union	Middle	778	19.4:1
41	Sam H. Lawson Middle	Cupertino, CA	Cupertino Union	Middle	841	19.3:1
42	August Boeger Middle	San Jose, CA	Mount Pleasant Elementary	Middle	397	19.2:1
43	Monroe Middle	San Jose, CA	Campbell Union	Middle	677	18.8:1
44	Bridges Academy	San Jose, CA	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	Middle	274	18.6:1
45	Herbert Hoover Middle	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	Middle	910	18.5:1
46	Raymond J. Fisher Middle	Los Gatos, CA	Los Gatos Union Elementary	Middle	1,015	18.5:1
47	Cupertino Middle	Sunnyvale, CA	Cupertino Union	Middle	1,067	18.1:1
48	Muwekma Ohlone Middle	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	Middle	587	17.9:1
49	Buchser Middle	Santa Clara, CA	Santa Clara Unified	Middle	711	17.9:1
50	Isaac Newton Graham Middle	Mountain View, CA	Mountain View Whisman	Middle	860	17.6:1

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