Lewis H. Britton Middle

Lewis H. Britton Middle is a reasonably sized 6-8 campus in Morgan Hill, California, overseen by Morgan Hill Unified. The school instructs 637 students in grades 6 through 8.

Within Morgan Hill Unified, which oversees 13 schools and 7,810 students, Lewis H. Britton Middle is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Lewis H. Britton Middle reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 62% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 22% White, 8% Asian, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Santa Clara County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Lewis H. Britton Middle reports 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.6:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 45% of students at Lewis H. Britton Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Santa Clara County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Lewis H. Britton Middle falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 52.7%; this one comes in at 34.9%, -17.8 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Santa Clara County indicate median household earnings sit near $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Lewis H. Britton Middle is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students).

Nearest neighbor: P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lewis H. Britton Middle at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 39.6%.

Lewis H. Britton Middle operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lewis H. Britton Middle has declined 24%, going from 842 students in 2018 to 637 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.