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Enrollment
665
Middle
DISTRICT 666 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERRYESSA UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 060480000461
Morrill Middle
1970 Morrill Ave., San Jose, CA 95132 · (408) 923-1930 · Santa Clara County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL665 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% 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.
- 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
21.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
232 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 222 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 209 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 234 | 35% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
61.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.8pp since 2014
Math
45.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.3% | 32.4% | 15.9% | 22.4% |
| Math | 30.0% | 15.0% | 21.9% | 33.1% |
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 | 61.8% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.9% | 46.3% |
| 2022-23 | 63.6% | 42.7% |
| 2021-22 | 63.3% | 43.8% |
| 2018-19 | 60.1% | 51.9% |
| 2017-18 | 60.1% | 47.8% |
| 2016-17 | 53.1% | 44.9% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 44.0% |
| 2014-15 | 47.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Morrill Middle
Morrill Middle's state test result (53.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morrill Middle this school | 665 | 34.9% | 53.8% |
| Fernando Rivera Intermediate Daly City | 588 | 36.9% | 46.7% |
| Piedmont Middle San Jose | 591 | 34.0% | 50.6% |
| Carmenita Middle Cerritos | 639 | 40.2% | 74.3% |
| Rancho Milpitas Middle Milpitas | 693 | 43.7% | 65.2% |
| Quimby Oak Middle San Jose | 857 | 30.5% | 65.5% |
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 Morrill Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #299 of 1,224 | #30 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #334 of 1,227 ▼ 30 | #32 of 56 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #305 of 1,227 ▼ 35 | #30 of 56 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.1pp | #356 of 1,214 | #17 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 665 | #656 of 1,377 | #37 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #621 of 1,279 | #39 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.1% | #571 of 1,278 | #32 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.9% | #1,101 of 1,329 | #36 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #910 of 930 | #53 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
665
+12 (+2%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 823
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
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 | 665 | 31.6 | 21.0:1 | 35% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 663 | 30.6 | 21.6:1 | 32% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 622 | 29.2 | 21.3:1 | 34% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 653 | 31 | 21.1:1 | 33% (213) |
| 2017-18 | 673 | 33 | 20.4:1 | 41% (279) |
| 2015-16 | 721 | 34 | 21.2:1 | 42% (306) |
| 2010-11 | 913 | N/A | N/A | 39% (356) |
| 2000-01 | 1,045 | 46 | 22.7:1 | 20% (214) |
| 1990-91 | 823 | 35 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morrill Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (673 to 665); teachers down 4% (33 to 31.6).
About Morrill Middle
Families in San Jose, California, are served by Morrill Middle, a medium-sized middle school. The school enrolls 665 students, from grades 6 through 8.
Berryessa Union Elementary has 13 schools; together they serve 5,907 students.
Roughly 60% of students at Morrill Middle are Asian. Other reported shares: 31% Hispanic, 4% White, and 3% multiracial. Santa Clara County's residents are about 41% Asian, 19 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Morrill Middle in 2024-25, for a ratio of 21.0:1. That matches the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California fairly closely. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 35%. That tracks the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County.
The allk12 Grade for Morrill Middle is B. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 58% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Morrill Middle, the prediction is 59.1% and the result is 53.8%.
Census estimates describe Santa Clara County this way: 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. Besides Morrill Middle, Santa Clara County has 411 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Laneview Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Morrill Middle's average proficiency of 53.8% compares with 64.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 653 in 2020-21 to 665 in 2024-25, a change of 12 students.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Berryessa Union Elementary
- Sierramont MiddleMiddle · 742 students
- Piedmont MiddleMiddle · 591 students
- Cherrywood ElementaryElementary · 529 students
- Vinci Park ElementaryElementary · 529 students
- Northwood ElementaryElementary · 452 students
- Majestic Way ElementaryElementary · 421 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
- Laneview Elementary0.2 mi · 349
- Northwood Elementary0.6 mi · 452
- Majestic Way Elementary0.7 mi · 421
- John Sinnott Elementary0.8 mi · 686
- Sierramont Middle0.9 mi · 742
- Rancho Milpitas Middle0.9 mi · 693
Frequently asked questions
About Morrill MiddleHow many students attend Morrill Middle?
Morrill Middle enrolls approximately 665 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Morrill Middle serve?
Morrill Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Morrill Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Morrill Middle is approximately 21.0:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Morrill Middle?
Student demographics at Morrill Middle are roughly 4% White, 31% Hispanic, 2% Black, 60% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Morrill Middle in?
Morrill Middle is part of Berryessa Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.