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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in San Jose, California

Across San Jose, California, 31 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Joaquin Miller Middle leads the list at 89.8%, against a median of 50.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

San Jose, California

Top % Proficient (Reading)

89.8%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

50.8%

BEST IN READING · SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Joaquin Miller Middle	San Jose, CA	Cupertino Union	Middle	1,067	89.8%
2	Union Middle	San Jose, CA	Union Elementary	Middle	1,068	83.3%
3	College Connection Academy	San Jose, CA	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	Middle	213	82.2%
4	Chaboya Middle	San Jose, CA	Evergreen Elementary	Middle	815	78.1%
5	Bret Harte Middle	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	Middle	862	75.2%
6	Herman (Leonard) Intermediate	San Jose, CA	Oak Grove Elementary	Middle	723	73.5%
7	Sierramont Middle	San Jose, CA	Berryessa Union Elementary	Middle	742	72.0%
8	Price Charter Middle	San Jose, CA	Cambrian	Middle	959	70.1%
9	Quimby Oak Middle	San Jose, CA	Evergreen Elementary	Middle	857	69.4%
10	Dartmouth Middle	San Jose, CA	Union Elementary	Middle	903	66.1%
11	Piedmont Middle	San Jose, CA	Berryessa Union Elementary	Middle	591	62.8%
12	Morrill Middle	San Jose, CA	Berryessa Union Elementary	Middle	665	61.8%
13	Moreland Middle	San Jose, CA	Moreland	Middle	707	59.6%
14	Castillero Middle	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	Middle	865	58.2%
15	Bernal Intermediate	San Jose, CA	Oak Grove Elementary	Middle	675	56.6%
16	Willow Glen Middle	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	Middle	1,180	50.8%
17	Dolores Huerta Middle	San Jose, CA	Santa Clara Unified	Middle	571	48.6%
18	George V. LeyVa Intermediate	San Jose, CA	Evergreen Elementary	Middle	486	43.7%
19	Martin Murphy Middle	San Jose, CA	Morgan Hill Unified	Middle	466	43.6%
20	John Muir Middle	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	Middle	722	42.1%
21	August Boeger Middle	San Jose, CA	Mount Pleasant Elementary	Middle	397	35.5%
22	Ocala Middle	San Jose, CA	Alum Rock Union Elementary	Middle	377	34.9%
23	Herbert Hoover Middle	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	Middle	910	34.9%
24	Sylvandale Middle	San Jose, CA	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	Middle	330	33.1%
25	William Sheppard Middle	San Jose, CA	Alum Rock Union Elementary	Middle	451	32.9%
26	Muwekma Ohlone Middle	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	Middle	587	25.9%
27	Davis (Caroline) Intermediate	San Jose, CA	Oak Grove Elementary	Middle	537	24.9%
28	Monroe Middle	San Jose, CA	Campbell Union	Middle	677	24.4%
29	Lairon College Preparatory Academy	San Jose, CA	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	Middle	253	23.8%
30	Bridges Academy	San Jose, CA	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	Middle	274	19.7%
31	Joseph George Middle	San Jose, CA	Alum Rock Union Elementary	Middle	384	18.3%

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