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Enrollment
939
Middle
DISTRICT 832 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN RAMON VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 063513005729
Iron Horse Middle
12601 Alcosta Blvd., San Ramon, CA 94583 · (925) 824-2820 · Contra Costa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL939 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
22.5:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
93 students
DISTRICT 9% · 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 | 298 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 332 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 309 | 33% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
81.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.9pp since 2014
Math
75.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 45.8% | 36.0% | 13.6% | 4.6% |
| Math | 51.6% | 24.3% | 16.1% | 8.0% |
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 | 81.9% | 75.9% |
| 2023-24 | 82.3% | 71.2% |
| 2022-23 | 75.9% | 63.6% |
| 2021-22 | 78.7% | 63.8% |
| 2018-19 | 83.0% | 74.8% |
| 2017-18 | 83.9% | 75.0% |
| 2016-17 | 87.0% | 79.0% |
| 2015-16 | 83.0% | 73.0% |
| 2014-15 | 80.0% | 72.0% |
% 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
77.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Iron Horse Middle
Iron Horse Middle's state test result (77.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Horse Middle this school | 939 | 9.9% | 77.8% |
| Ridgecrest Intermediate Rancho Palos Verdes | 881 | 10.3% | 81.0% |
| Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle Palo Alto | 1,002 | 10.7% | 83.3% |
| Bret Harte Middle San Jose | 862 | 11.9% | 77.0% |
| Diablo Vista Middle Danville | 835 | 8.3% | 78.9% |
| Harvest Park Middle Pleasanton | 1,015 | 6.1% | 83.5% |
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 Iron Horse Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #52 of 1,224 | #5 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #53 of 1,227 ▲ 21 | #6 of 42 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.9% | #55 of 1,227 ▼ 15 | #7 of 42 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.6pp | #167 of 1,214 | #8 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 939 | #266 of 1,377 | #11 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #900 of 1,279 | #23 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #375 of 1,278 | #28 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.9% | #1,297 of 1,329 | #29 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #517 of 930 | #15 of 35 |
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
939
-101 (-10%) vs 2020
+13% since 2000-01, when it was 829
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 24.2:1
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 | 939 | 41.7 | 22.5:1 | 10% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 1,007 | 43.2 | 23.3:1 | 7% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 1,009 | 41.8 | 24.1:1 | 7% (69) |
| 2020-21 | 1,040 | 43 | 24.2:1 | 6% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 1,099 | 43.8 | 25.1:1 | 7% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 1,083 | 42 | 25.8:1 | 4% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 957 | N/A | N/A | 6% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 829 | 33 | 25.1:1 | 2% (15) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Iron Horse Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,099 to 939); teachers down 5% (43.8 to 41.7).
About Iron Horse Middle
In San Ramon, California, part of Contra Costa County, Iron Horse Middle is a middle-grades school. The school's 939 students are in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in California average about 659 students each.
The 36 schools in San Ramon Valley Unified enroll 28,554 students altogether, Iron Horse Middle among them.
Roughly 56% of students at Iron Horse Middle are Asian. Other groups include 20% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Black. By comparison, Contra Costa County residents are about 19% Asian. Iron Horse Middle's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 41.7 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 22.5:1. That is 1.8 students per teacher above the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Iron Horse Middle reports 10% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Contra Costa County average 45%.
Iron Horse Middle is graded A by allk12, scoring above 94% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Iron Horse Middle's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (77.8%) and its predicted rate (73.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Within Contra Costa County, the median household income is $127,229, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Iron Horse Middle, Contra Costa County has 279 other public schools.
The closest public school to Iron Horse Middle is Bollinger Canyon Elementary, about 1.0 miles away. Iron Horse Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Iron Horse Middle ranks 5th on proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
Iron Horse Middle's enrollment dropped from 1,040 in 2020-21 to 939 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (22.5:1) than in 2020-21 (24.2:1).
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Contra Costa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,165,012
Census ACS
Median income
$127,229
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
280
167,423 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Bollinger Canyon Elementary1.0 mi · 492
- Montevideo Elementary1.1 mi · 592
- Golden View Elementary1.4 mi · 654
- Twin Creeks Elementary1.6 mi · 674
- California High1.7 mi · 2,894
- Greenbrook Elementary1.7 mi · 732
Frequently asked questions
About Iron Horse MiddleHow large is Iron Horse Middle?
Iron Horse Middle enrolls approximately 939 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Iron Horse Middle serve?
Iron Horse Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Iron Horse Middle?
Approximately 22.5:1 students per teacher at Iron Horse Middle.
How diverse is Iron Horse Middle?
Iron Horse Middle reports a student body of 20% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Black, 56% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Iron Horse Middle public or private?
Iron Horse Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Ramon Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.