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Enrollment
587
Middle
DISTRICT 854 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JOSE UNIFIED·NCES 063459005731
Muwekma Ohlone Middle
850 North Second St., San Jose, CA 95112 · (408) 535-6267 · Santa Clara County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL587 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of California public middle schools
- C-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.
- 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
17.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
403 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 194 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 194 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 199 | 34% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
25.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.1pp since 2014
Math
15.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.9% | 18.0% | 23.5% | 50.6% |
| Math | 5.7% | 9.8% | 19.5% | 65.0% |
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 | 25.9% | 15.5% |
| 2023-24 | 27.1% | 15.2% |
| 2022-23 | 28.6% | 13.7% |
| 2021-22 | 28.6% | 12.6% |
| 2020-21 | 31.9% | 12.2% |
| 2018-19 | 37.4% | 17.4% |
| 2017-18 | 35.1% | 17.1% |
| 2016-17 | 36.6% | 15.7% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 28.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Muwekma Ohlone Middle
Muwekma Ohlone Middle's state test result (20.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muwekma Ohlone Middle this school | 587 | 68.7% | 20.9% |
| Rio Vista Middle Oxnard | 637 | 65.1% | 22.1% |
| Newton Middle Hacienda Heights | 565 | 67.4% | 37.8% |
| Maze Middle Hollister | 580 | 65.5% | 22.0% |
| Rancho San Justo Hollister | 653 | 69.4% | 23.6% |
| Hillview Middle Whittier | 643 | 75.3% | 46.0% |
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 Muwekma Ohlone Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #1,022 of 1,224 | #53 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #1,008 of 1,227 ▼ 58 | #53 of 56 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #1,078 of 1,227 ▼ 77 | #51 of 56 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.1pp | #837 of 1,214 | #37 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 587 | #787 of 1,377 | #41 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #200 of 1,279 | #18 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.5% | #983 of 1,278 | #60 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.7% | #735 of 1,329 | #17 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.8% | #241 of 930 | #25 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
587
-16 (-3%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 614
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 587 | 32.7 | 17.9:1 | 69% (403) |
| 2023-24 | 620 | 30.8 | 20.2:1 | 68% (424) |
| 2022-23 | 630 | 32.3 | 19.5:1 | 68% (429) |
| 2020-21 | 603 | 32 | 18.8:1 | 62% (374) |
| 2017-18 | 770 | 40.9 | 18.8:1 | 77% (594) |
| 2015-16 | 808 | 42 | 19.2:1 | 71% (576) |
| 2010-11 | 909 | N/A | N/A | 78% (706) |
| 2000-01 | 764 | 35 | 21.8:1 | 65% (497) |
| 1990-91 | 614 | 40 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Muwekma Ohlone Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (770 to 587); teachers down 20% (40.9 to 32.7).
About Muwekma Ohlone Middle
Muwekma Ohlone Middle is a medium-sized middle school in San Jose, California. The school's 587 students are in grades 6 through 8.
Within San Jose Unified, Muwekma Ohlone Middle is one of 41 schools. The district enrolls 24,322 students.
About 85% of the student body at Muwekma Ohlone Middle is Hispanic. The remaining students are 6% Asian, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Santa Clara County, the Hispanic share is about 25%. Pick two students at random and there is a 27% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 17.9 students per teacher and 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County.
Muwekma Ohlone Middle is graded D by allk12, scoring above 8% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Muwekma Ohlone Middle is in the bottom 10% of California schools: 20.9% actual against 39.3% predicted.
Census estimates describe Santa Clara County this way: the median household income is $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Muwekma Ohlone Middle, Santa Clara County has 411 other public schools.
The closest public school to Muwekma Ohlone Middle is Grant Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. Muwekma Ohlone Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 19.6%, lower than Muwekma Ohlone Middle's 20.9%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Enrollment has fallen by 16 students since 2020-21, to 587.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Muwekma Ohlone Middle. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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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Nearby schools
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- Walter L. Bachrodt Elementary0.9 mi · 398
- Horace Mann Elementary1.3 mi · 293
- San Jose Conservation Corps Charter1.3 mi · 158
- Empire Gardens Elementary1.4 mi · 214
- ACE Inspire Academy1.5 mi · 205
Frequently asked questions
About Muwekma Ohlone MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Muwekma Ohlone Middle?
Muwekma Ohlone Middle enrolls approximately 587 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Muwekma Ohlone Middle serve?
Muwekma Ohlone Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Muwekma Ohlone Middle have?
Muwekma Ohlone Middle employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Muwekma Ohlone Middle?
Student demographics at Muwekma Ohlone Middle are roughly 5% White, 85% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Muwekma Ohlone Middle?
Muwekma Ohlone Middle is overseen by San Jose Unified in Santa Clara County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.