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The public middle schools with the most improved test scores in Santa Clara County, California

Across Santa Clara County, California, 56 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the 3-year gain in composite math + reading proficiency. Buchser Middle leads the list at +9.5pp, against a median of +1.4pp 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 3-yr change

+9.5pp

Median 3-yr change

+1.4pp

MOST IMPROVED · SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Buchser Middle	Santa Clara, CA	Santa Clara Unified	711	38.6%	48.1%	+9.5pp
2	Rolling Hills Middle	Los Gatos, CA	Campbell Union	778	66.4%	72.1%	+5.7pp
3	Raymond J. Fisher Middle	Los Gatos, CA	Los Gatos Union Elementary	1,015	71.9%	77.6%	+5.7pp
4	Price Charter Middle	San Jose, CA	Cambrian	959	59.2%	64.5%	+5.3pp
5	Juan Cabrillo Middle	Santa Clara, CA	Santa Clara Unified	796	48.5%	53.0%	+4.5pp
6	Union Middle	San Jose, CA	Union Elementary	1,068	78.7%	83.2%	+4.4pp
7	Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle	Palo Alto, CA	Palo Alto Unified	1,002	81.8%	84.9%	+3.1pp
8	Cupertino Middle	Sunnyvale, CA	Cupertino Union	1,067	76.0%	78.9%	+3.0pp
9	Columbia Middle	Sunnyvale, CA	Sunnyvale	697	32.9%	35.6%	+2.8pp
10	Redwood Middle	Saratoga, CA	Saratoga Union Elementary	709	87.2%	89.9%	+2.7pp
11	Georgina P. Blach Junior High	Los Altos, CA	Los Altos Elementary	388	86.9%	89.5%	+2.5pp
12	Lewis H. Britton Middle	Morgan Hill, CA	Morgan Hill Unified	637	35.8%	38.3%	+2.4pp
13	Crittenden Middle	Mountain View, CA	Mountain View Whisman	616	57.5%	60.0%	+2.4pp
14	Martin Murphy Middle	San Jose, CA	Morgan Hill Unified	466	35.7%	38.0%	+2.3pp
15	Bret Harte Middle	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	862	75.5%	77.6%	+2.2pp
16	Ocala Middle	San Jose, CA	Alum Rock Union Elementary	377	24.1%	26.2%	+2.1pp
17	John Muir Middle	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	722	36.0%	38.1%	+2.1pp
18	Warren E. Hyde Middle	Cupertino, CA	Cupertino Union	800	79.0%	81.0%	+2.0pp
19	Sylvandale Middle	San Jose, CA	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	330	26.2%	28.2%	+2.0pp
20	Rancho Milpitas Middle	Milpitas, CA	Milpitas Unified	693	64.4%	66.4%	+2.0pp
21	Lairon College Preparatory Academy	San Jose, CA	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	253	15.0%	16.9%	+1.9pp
22	Sunnyvale Middle	Sunnyvale, CA	Sunnyvale	1,053	61.8%	63.6%	+1.8pp
23	Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle	Palo Alto, CA	Palo Alto Unified	732	74.9%	76.6%	+1.7pp
24	Marian A. Peterson Middle	Sunnyvale, CA	Santa Clara Unified	759	61.4%	63.1%	+1.7pp
25	William Sheppard Middle	San Jose, CA	Alum Rock Union Elementary	451	24.9%	26.4%	+1.5pp
26	Solorsano Middle	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	749	36.4%	37.8%	+1.5pp
27	Herman (Leonard) Intermediate	San Jose, CA	Oak Grove Elementary	723	64.9%	66.4%	+1.5pp
28	John F. Kennedy Middle	Cupertino, CA	Cupertino Union	880	89.4%	90.9%	+1.4pp
29	Thomas Russell Middle	Milpitas, CA	Milpitas Unified	761	71.3%	72.6%	+1.3pp
30	Castillero Middle	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	865	52.9%	54.2%	+1.3pp
31	Herbert Hoover Middle	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	910	28.0%	29.3%	+1.3pp
32	Dolores Huerta Middle	San Jose, CA	Santa Clara Unified	571	39.3%	40.5%	+1.2pp
33	Ardis G. Egan Junior High	Los Altos, CA	Los Altos Elementary	517	83.4%	84.2%	+0.8pp
34	Willow Glen Middle	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	1,180	43.2%	44.0%	+0.8pp
35	Piedmont Middle	San Jose, CA	Berryessa Union Elementary	591	51.2%	51.8%	+0.6pp
36	Bernal Intermediate	San Jose, CA	Oak Grove Elementary	675	50.2%	50.7%	+0.5pp
37	Muwekma Ohlone Middle	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	587	20.6%	20.7%	+0.1pp
38	Moreland Middle	San Jose, CA	Moreland	707	53.6%	53.6%	+0.0pp
39	Morrill Middle	San Jose, CA	Berryessa Union Elementary	665	53.5%	53.4%	-0.1pp
40	Isaac Newton Graham Middle	Mountain View, CA	Mountain View Whisman	860	59.8%	59.7%	-0.1pp
41	Dartmouth Middle	San Jose, CA	Union Elementary	903	65.5%	64.8%	-0.7pp
42	Quimby Oak Middle	San Jose, CA	Evergreen Elementary	857	64.4%	63.6%	-0.8pp
43	Joaquin Miller Middle	San Jose, CA	Cupertino Union	1,067	91.9%	91.0%	-0.9pp
44	Sierramont Middle	San Jose, CA	Berryessa Union Elementary	742	67.9%	66.9%	-1.0pp
45	August Boeger Middle	San Jose, CA	Mount Pleasant Elementary	397	28.3%	27.0%	-1.3pp
46	Ellen Fletcher Middle	Palo Alto, CA	Palo Alto Unified	572	84.3%	82.9%	-1.3pp
47	Sam H. Lawson Middle	Cupertino, CA	Cupertino Union	841	89.4%	87.7%	-1.7pp
48	George V. LeyVa Intermediate	San Jose, CA	Evergreen Elementary	486	40.7%	38.9%	-1.8pp
49	Chaboya Middle	San Jose, CA	Evergreen Elementary	815	78.9%	76.7%	-2.1pp
50	South Valley Middle	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	784	30.9%	28.4%	-2.6pp

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