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If you could change one rule at Moreland Middle, what would it be?
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Enrollment
707
Middle
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORELAND·NCES 062577003855
Moreland Middle
4600 Student Ln., San Jose, CA 95130 · (408) 874-3300 · Santa Clara County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL707 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
17.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.3:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
271 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 227 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 247 | 35% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Moreland. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
59.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.4pp since 2014
Math
47.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 60 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 down about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.5% | 28.1% | 17.2% | 23.2% |
| Math | 34.0% | 13.6% | 18.6% | 33.9% |
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 | 59.6% | 47.6% |
| 2023-24 | 57.1% | 43.2% |
| 2022-23 | 56.9% | 42.8% |
| 2021-22 | 60.8% | 46.3% |
| 2018-19 | 67.4% | 56.1% |
| 2017-18 | 66.3% | 55.6% |
| 2016-17 | 69.9% | 56.2% |
| 2015-16 | 68.0% | 57.0% |
| 2014-15 | 61.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Moreland Middle
Moreland Middle's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moreland Middle this school | 707 | 38.3% | 51.9% |
| Bernal Intermediate San Jose | 675 | 41.9% | 50.4% |
| Brea Junior High Brea | 921 | 37.9% | 63.8% |
| Dolores Huerta Middle San Jose | 571 | 37.0% | 39.5% |
| Herman (Leonard) Intermediate San Jose | 723 | 31.1% | 69.0% |
| Buchser Middle Santa Clara | 711 | 32.2% | 47.5% |
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 Moreland Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #325 of 1,224 | #31 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #301 of 1,227 ▲ 42 | #31 of 56 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #333 of 1,227 ▲ 1 | #31 of 56 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #843 of 1,214 | #38 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 707 | #594 of 1,377 | #31 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #126 of 1,279 | #10 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #148 of 1,278 | #11 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.3% | #1,068 of 1,329 | #33 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.3% | #142 of 930 | #12 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
707
-211 (-23%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 468
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
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 | 707 | 41 | 17.3:1 | 38% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 712 | 40.5 | 17.6:1 | 45% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 783 | 37.7 | 20.8:1 | 36% (283) |
| 2020-21 | 918 | 38 | 24.2:1 | 26% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 986 | 43.6 | 22.6:1 | 37% (367) |
| 2015-16 | 996 | 40 | 24.9:1 | 33% (329) |
| 2010-11 | 949 | N/A | N/A | 38% (364) |
| 2000-01 | 737 | 33 | 22.3:1 | 21% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 468 | 26 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moreland Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (986 to 707); teachers down 6% (43.6 to 41).
About Moreland Middle
Moreland Middle is a medium-sized middle school in San Jose, California, one of the schools in Moreland. The school had 707 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Federal data list 7 schools in Moreland, with 3,788 students enrolled.
At Moreland Middle, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 44%. The remaining shares are 26% Asian, 17% White, and 10% multiracial. Santa Clara County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Moreland Middle's diversity index is 69%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 41 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Moreland Middle was 17.3:1. On average, middle schools in California have 20.7:1, compared with 17.3:1 here. Moreland Middle's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 38%. For comparison, public schools in Santa Clara County average 37%.
Moreland Middle is graded B by allk12, scoring above 57% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Moreland Middle is 5.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 51.9%. Predicted: 57.1%.
Across Santa Clara County, the median household income is $164,281, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. In all, Santa Clara County has 412 public schools and roughly 230,059 students.
The closest other public school is Gussie M. Baker Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Moreland Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Moreland Middle ranks 8th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 51.9% against a local average of 65.1%.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Moreland Middle's enrollment declined from 918 in 2020-21 to 707 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 24.2:1 to 17.3:1.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Moreland Middle, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Moreland
- Easterbrook DiscoveryElementary · 952 students
- LatimerElementary · 491 students
- Country Lane ElementaryElementary · 444 students
- George C. Payne ElementaryElementary · 417 students
- Gussie M. Baker ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Leroy Anderson ElementaryElementary · 377 students
Other schools in San Jose
- Evergreen Valley HighHigh · 2,703 students
- Independence HighHigh · 2,289 students
- Silver Creek HighHigh · 2,139 students
- Santa Teresa HighHigh · 2,134 students
- Piedmont Hills HighHigh · 1,918 students
- Leigh HighHigh · 1,884 students
Nearby schools
- Gussie M. Baker Elementary0.4 mi · 400
- Latimer0.4 mi · 491
- Country Lane Elementary0.7 mi · 444
- Forest Hill Elementary0.9 mi · 506
- Prospect High0.9 mi · 1,460
- Easterbrook Discovery1.0 mi · 952
Frequently asked questions
About Moreland MiddleHow large is Moreland Middle?
Moreland Middle enrolls approximately 707 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Moreland Middle serve?
Moreland Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Moreland Middle?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Moreland Middle.
What is the student diversity at Moreland Middle?
Student demographics at Moreland Middle are roughly 17% White, 44% Hispanic, 2% Black, 26% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Moreland Middle public or private?
Moreland Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Moreland.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.