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Enrollment
796
Middle
DISTRICT 709 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA CLARA UNIFIED·NCES 063543001599
Juan Cabrillo Middle
2550 Cabrillo Ave., Santa Clara, CA 95051 · (408) 423-3700 · Santa Clara County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL796 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of California public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
17.2:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
208 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 233 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 279 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 284 | 36% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
57.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +19.8pp since 2014
Math
48.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +17.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 20 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.6% | 28.2% | 16.7% | 25.5% |
| Math | 34.1% | 14.0% | 16.5% | 35.4% |
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 | 57.8% | 48.1% |
| 2023-24 | 54.5% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.6% | 41.9% |
| 2021-22 | 55.9% | 41.0% |
| 2018-19 | 55.7% | 45.3% |
| 2017-18 | 49.3% | 42.2% |
| 2016-17 | 46.4% | 38.7% |
| 2015-16 | 46.0% | 40.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Juan Cabrillo Middle
Juan Cabrillo Middle's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Cabrillo Middle this school | 796 | 26.1% | 51.0% |
| Madrona Middle Torrance | 678 | 26.8% | 57.8% |
| Herman (Leonard) Intermediate San Jose | 723 | 31.1% | 69.0% |
| Isaac Newton Graham Middle Mountain View | 860 | 26.3% | 58.6% |
| Marian A. Peterson Middle Sunnyvale | 759 | 22.0% | 62.1% |
| Brea Junior High Brea | 921 | 37.9% | 63.8% |
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 Juan Cabrillo Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #337 of 1,224 | #32 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #293 of 1,227 ▲ 36 | #30 of 56 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #361 of 1,227 ▲ 13 | #33 of 56 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #351 of 1,214 | #5 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 796 | #444 of 1,377 | #19 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #123 of 1,279 | #9 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #152 of 1,278 | #12 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.1% | #1,174 of 1,329 | #45 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #628 of 930 | #41 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
796
-112 (-12%) vs 2020
-10% since 2000-01, when it was 887
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 796 | 46.3 | 17.2:1 | 26% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 804 | 44.5 | 18.1:1 | 29% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 817 | 43.4 | 18.8:1 | 46% (372) |
| 2020-21 | 908 | 43 | 21.1:1 | 47% (430) |
| 2017-18 | 893 | 37.4 | 23.9:1 | 53% (473) |
| 2015-16 | 894 | 38 | 23.5:1 | 53% (476) |
| 2010-11 | 828 | N/A | N/A | 57% (473) |
| 2000-01 | 887 | 42 | 21.1:1 | 40% (359) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Juan Cabrillo Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (893 to 796); teachers up 24% (37.4 to 46.3).
About Juan Cabrillo Middle
Students in Santa Clara, California, attend Juan Cabrillo Middle, a medium-sized middle-grades school. It educates 796 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 21% larger than the 659 average for middle schools in California.
The district for Juan Cabrillo Middle is Santa Clara Unified, with 30 schools and 14,411 students.
The most common group at Juan Cabrillo Middle is Hispanic students, at 40%. The school is also 35% Asian, 15% White, and 7% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 25%. Juan Cabrillo Middle's diversity index is 69%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Juan Cabrillo Middle, 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 17.2:1. That is lower than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Roughly 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Santa Clara County is 37%.
The allk12 Grade for Juan Cabrillo Middle is B-. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 52% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Juan Cabrillo Middle's results are 13.3 points below predicted: 51.0% against 64.2%.
Santa Clara County has these Census figures: the median household income is $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%. Santa Clara County is home to 412 public schools and about 230,059 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Bowers Elementary is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Juan Cabrillo Middle. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Juan Cabrillo Middle is 4th of 9 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show a 12% enrollment decrease, from 908 in 2020-21 to 796 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 21.1:1 to 17.2:1.
The Juan Cabrillo Middle community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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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- Bowers Elementary0.2 mi · 240
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- Briarwood Elementary0.8 mi · 288
- Central Park Elementary0.9 mi · 419
- Adrian Wilcox High1.0 mi · 1,614
Frequently asked questions
About Juan Cabrillo MiddleHow many students attend Juan Cabrillo Middle?
Juan Cabrillo Middle enrolls approximately 796 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Juan Cabrillo Middle serve?
Juan Cabrillo Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Juan Cabrillo Middle have?
Juan Cabrillo Middle employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Juan Cabrillo Middle?
At Juan Cabrillo Middle, the student body is approximately 15% White, 40% Hispanic, 2% Black, 35% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Juan Cabrillo Middle public or private?
Juan Cabrillo Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Santa Clara Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.