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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Cupertino Middle administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,067
Middle
DISTRICT 931 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUPERTINO UNION·NCES 061029001127
Cupertino Middle
1650 South Bernardo Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94087 · (408) 245-0303 · Santa Clara County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,067 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
223 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 333 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 364 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 370 | 35% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
80.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.4pp since 2014
Math
77.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 48.5% | 31.9% | 10.4% | 9.2% |
| Math | 64.6% | 12.9% | 11.6% | 10.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.4% | 77.5% |
| 2023-24 | 82.1% | 78.2% |
| 2022-23 | 79.8% | 75.8% |
| 2021-22 | 77.7% | 74.3% |
| 2020-21 | 77.1% | 78.3% |
| 2018-19 | 81.4% | 81.6% |
| 2017-18 | 83.4% | 82.4% |
| 2016-17 | 83.5% | 82.4% |
| 2015-16 | 84.0% | 82.0% |
| 2014-15 | 79.0% | 76.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
79.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cupertino Middle
Cupertino Middle's state test result (79.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cupertino Middle this school | 1,067 | 20.9% | 79.5% |
| Bowditch Middle Foster City | 929 | 19.4% | 73.9% |
| Rancho San Joaquin Middle Irvine | 860 | 22.3% | 76.6% |
| Fulton (Harry C.) Middle Fountain Valley | 753 | 23.1% | 76.3% |
| Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle Palo Alto | 1,002 | 10.7% | 83.3% |
| Bret Harte Middle San Jose | 862 | 11.9% | 77.0% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cupertino Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #42 of 1,224 | #11 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #44 of 1,227 ▼ 12 | #12 of 56 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.4% | #70 of 1,227 ▼ 26 | #12 of 56 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #511 of 1,214 | #8 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,067 | #143 of 1,377 | #3 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #215 of 1,279 | #19 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #373 of 1,278 | #25 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.9% | #1,213 of 1,329 | #49 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.3% | #199 of 930 | #20 of 53 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,067
-111 (-9%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 737
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 20.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,067 | 59.1 | 18.1:1 | 21% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 1,122 | 59.4 | 18.9:1 | 19% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 1,099 | 53.3 | 20.6:1 | 16% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 1,178 | 57 | 20.7:1 | 9% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 1,428 | 63.7 | 22.4:1 | 9% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 1,485 | 64 | 23.2:1 | 7% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 1,233 | N/A | N/A | 8% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 945 | 42 | 22.5:1 | 5% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 737 | 31 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cupertino Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (1,428 to 1,067); teachers down 7% (63.7 to 59.1).
About Cupertino Middle
Cupertino Middle sits in Sunnyvale, California, and is classified as a middle-grades school. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 1,067 students. The average among middle schools in California is roughly 659 students; this school is 62% larger than that.
Cupertino Union has 13,526 students in 23 schools, and Cupertino Middle is one of those schools.
At Cupertino Middle, Asian students make up 55% of the student body. The remaining shares are 24% White, 12% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Santa Clara County as a whole is about 41% Asian, so the school's share is higher. Cupertino Middle's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Cupertino Middle is 59.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 18.1:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. About 21% of students, or 223, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 37% average among public schools in Santa Clara County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Cupertino Middle, the prediction is 67.3% and the result is 79.5%.
Among Santa Clara County residents, the median household income is $164,281, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Besides Cupertino Middle, Santa Clara County has 411 other public schools.
West Valley Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Cupertino Middle. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Cupertino Middle ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Cupertino Middle is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Enrollment declined 9% from its 2020-21 level of 1,178. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 20.7:1 to 18.1:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Santa Clara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,902,047
Census ACS
Median income
$164,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
412
230,059 students
Quick facts
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- Abraham Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 662 students
Other schools in Sunnyvale
- Fremont HighHigh · 2,060 students
- Sunnyvale MiddleMiddle · 1,053 students
- Louis E. Stocklmeir ElementaryElementary · 840 students
- Ellis ElementaryElementary · 768 students
- Marian A. Peterson MiddleMiddle · 759 students
- Columbia MiddleMiddle · 697 students
Nearby schools
- West Valley Elementary0.2 mi · 422
- Homestead High0.6 mi · 2,224
- Stevens Creek Elementary0.9 mi · 407
- Garden Gate Elementary1.0 mi · 471
- Montclaire Elementary1.3 mi · 442
- Chester W. Nimitz Elementary1.3 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Cupertino MiddleHow large is Cupertino Middle?
Cupertino Middle enrolls approximately 1,067 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Cupertino Middle serve?
Cupertino Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Cupertino Middle?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at Cupertino Middle.
How diverse is Cupertino Middle?
Cupertino Middle reports a student body of 24% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 55% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Cupertino Middle?
Cupertino Middle is overseen by Cupertino Union in Santa Clara County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.