C. T. English Middle

Located at 23800 Summit Rd., in Los Gatos, California, C. T. English Middle is a micro-enrollment 6-8 campus that instructs 164 students (grades 6 through 8), part of Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 75% below typical.

C. T. English Middle is one of 2 schools operated by Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary, a district that instructs 423 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, C. T. English Middle reports that White students make up the majority at 71%. Beyond that, the school logs 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 7% Asian. By comparison, Santa Cruz County as a whole is about 60% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. Around 11% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Santa Cruz County's rate of about 52%.

With demographic context factored in, C. T. English Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 73.0%, the actual is 69.2%, a residual of -3.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Santa Cruz County) records that median household income runs about $111,093, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Santa Cruz County runs 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,316 students), of which C. T. English Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Loma Prieta Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around C. T. English Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts C. T. English Middle at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 66.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. C. T. English Middle's enrollment has ticked down 29% since 2018, when it stood at 231 (now 164). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.