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Enrollment
388
Middle
DISTRICT 453 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ALTOS ELEMENTARY·NCES 062265002783
Georgina P. Blach Junior High
1120 Covington Rd., Los Altos, CA 94024 · (650) 934-3800 · Santa Clara County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of California public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
17 students
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 7 | 188 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 200 | 52% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
88.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.1pp since 2014
Math
90.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 55.1% | 33.0% | 7.9% | 4.0% |
| Math | 77.6% | 13.2% | 4.2% | 5.0% |
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 | 88.1% | 90.8% |
| 2023-24 | 86.3% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 86.7% | 86.6% |
| 2021-22 | 89.8% | 84.1% |
| 2018-19 | 89.3% | 85.8% |
| 2017-18 | 90.8% | 87.3% |
| 2016-17 | 88.6% | 87.3% |
| 2015-16 | 90.0% | 86.0% |
| 2014-15 | 88.0% | 80.0% |
% 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
87.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Georgina P. Blach Junior High
Georgina P. Blach Junior High's state test result (87.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgina P. Blach Junior High this school | 388 | 4.4% | 87.6% |
| Crocker Middle Hillsborough | 446 | 3.4% | 80.6% |
| Solana Pacific Elementary San Diego | 375 | 14.1% | 87.6% |
| Ardis G. Egan Junior High Los Altos | 517 | 10.1% | 83.2% |
| Tierra Linda Middle San Carlos | 451 | 11.1% | 80.7% |
| Ellen Fletcher Middle Palo Alto | 572 | 13.6% | 82.2% |
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 Georgina P. Blach Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.6% | #9 of 1,224 | #4 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.8% | #3 of 1,227 ▲ 8 | #2 of 56 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.1% | #12 of 1,227 ▲ 2 | #4 of 56 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #569 of 1,214 | #11 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #1,100 of 1,377 | #53 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #157 of 1,279 | #14 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #250 of 1,278 | #18 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.4% | #1,326 of 1,329 | #65 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.0% | #207 of 930 | #21 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
388
-35 (-8%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 288
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 388 | 22.1 | 17.6:1 | 4% (17) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 23.8 | 17.0:1 | 3% (13) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 24.1 | 17.3:1 | 3% (13) |
| 2020-21 | 423 | 23 | 18.4:1 | 3% (12) |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 27.8 | 18.6:1 | 2% (12) |
| 2015-16 | 512 | 24 | 21.3:1 | 3% (14) |
| 2010-11 | 476 | N/A | N/A | 1% (3) |
| 2000-01 | 435 | 24 | 18.1:1 | 1% (4) |
| 1990-91 | 288 | 16 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Georgina P. Blach Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (517 to 388); teachers down 20% (27.8 to 22.1).
About Georgina P. Blach Junior High
Georgina P. Blach Junior High is a small middle school with its address in Los Altos, California. It serves 388 students in grades 7 through 8. The average among middle schools in California is roughly 659 students; this school is 41% smaller than that.
Georgina P. Blach Junior High is part of a district of 9 schools: Los Altos Elementary, with 3,368 students.
Enrollment at Georgina P. Blach Junior High is mixed, with Asian students the largest group at 43%. It is also 36% White, 15% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. For comparison, Santa Clara County is about 41% Asian. By the diversity index, Georgina P. Blach Junior High comes in at 66%.
A ratio of 17.6:1 comes from the school's 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 4% of students at Georgina P. Blach Junior High as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 33 points below the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County.
Georgina P. Blach Junior High is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 96% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Georgina P. Blach Junior High falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 87.6% actual against 77.0% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Santa Clara County, median household income is about $164,281, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Georgina P. Blach Junior High is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County, which together enroll about 230,059 students.
Nearby, Loyola Elementary is about 0.6 miles away. Georgina P. Blach Junior High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Georgina P. Blach Junior High ranks 3rd of 8 nearby schools, at 87.6% versus a 78.8% average.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 8%, from 423 to 388.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Los Altos Elementary
- Ardis G. Egan Junior HighMiddle · 517 students
- Covington ElementaryElementary · 404 students
- Loyola ElementaryElementary · 367 students
- Springer ElementaryElementary · 365 students
- Almond ElementaryElementary · 354 students
- Oak Avenue ElementaryElementary · 334 students
Other schools in Los Altos
- Los Altos HighHigh · 2,170 students
- Bullis CharterElementary · 997 students
- Ardis G. Egan Junior HighMiddle · 517 students
- Montclaire ElementaryElementary · 442 students
- Covington ElementaryElementary · 404 students
- Loyola ElementaryElementary · 367 students
Nearby schools
- Loyola Elementary0.6 mi · 367
- Oak Avenue Elementary0.8 mi · 334
- Amy Imai Elementary0.9 mi · 388
- Mountain View High0.9 mi · 2,187
- Springer Elementary0.9 mi · 365
- Benjamin Bubb Elementary1.0 mi · 312
Frequently asked questions
About Georgina P. Blach Junior HighHow large is Georgina P. Blach Junior High?
Georgina P. Blach Junior High enrolls approximately 388 students in grades 07-08.
Is Georgina P. Blach Junior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Georgina P. Blach Junior High is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Georgina P. Blach Junior High?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Georgina P. Blach Junior High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Georgina P. Blach Junior High?
At Georgina P. Blach Junior High, the student body is approximately 36% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 43% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Georgina P. Blach Junior High public or private?
Georgina P. Blach Junior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Altos Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.