Joaquin Miller Middle

Joaquin Miller Middle is a middle school of expansive scale in San Jose, California, operated by Cupertino Union, works with 1,067 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 62% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Cupertino Union comprises 23 schools with combined enrollment of 13,526 students; Joaquin Miller Middle is among them.

Demographically, Joaquin Miller Middle lists that 85% of students identify as Asian, making the school strongly Asian-majority. The remainder breaks down as 8% multiracial, 5% White, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 41% Asian, putting the school's mix visibly more Asian than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Joaquin Miller Middle has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 13% of students at Joaquin Miller Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Santa Clara County's rate of about 37%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Joaquin Miller Middle sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 71.5%; actual is 92.3%, +20.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Santa Clara County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $164,281 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Santa Clara County's 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), Joaquin Miller Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Nelson S. Dilworth Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Joaquin Miller Middle ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 82.1%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Joaquin Miller Middle's enrollment has contracted 15% since 2018, when it stood at 1,251 (now 1,067). Class-load math has narrowed: from 23.0:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 in 2025.

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