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Enrollment
944
Middle
DISTRICT 1,029 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANTON UNIFIED·NCES 060002009682
Pleasanton Middle
5001 Case Ave., Pleasanton, CA 94566 · (925) 426-4390 · Alameda County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL944 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of California public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
21.4:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
139 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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 | 293 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 311 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 340 | 36% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
68.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -11.3pp since 2014
Math
64.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.8% | 36.9% | 19.9% | 11.4% |
| Math | 45.2% | 19.1% | 18.3% | 17.4% |
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 | 68.7% | 64.3% |
| 2023-24 | 71.3% | 63.5% |
| 2022-23 | 68.9% | 64.1% |
| 2021-22 | 72.2% | 64.1% |
| 2018-19 | 75.8% | 70.4% |
| 2017-18 | 79.7% | 74.4% |
| 2016-17 | 81.1% | 75.2% |
| 2015-16 | 80.0% | 75.0% |
| 2014-15 | 80.0% | 74.0% |
% 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
67.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Pleasanton Middle
Pleasanton Middle's state test result (67.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasanton Middle this school | 944 | 14.7% | 67.1% |
| Pacific Trails Middle San Diego | 971 | 12.0% | 82.7% |
| South Pasadena Middle South Pasadena | 1,096 | 14.5% | 80.6% |
| Dartmouth Middle San Jose | 903 | 17.4% | 64.4% |
| Mesa Verde Middle San Diego | 1,178 | 11.2% | 78.7% |
| Sunnyvale Middle Sunnyvale | 1,053 | 16.8% | 62.0% |
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 Pleasanton Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #153 of 1,224 | #13 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #140 of 1,227 ▼ 7 | #13 of 46 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #203 of 1,227 ▼ 52 | #13 of 46 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.7pp | #217 of 1,214 | #8 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 944 | #257 of 1,377 | #17 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #687 of 1,279 | #25 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #149 of 1,278 | #17 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.7% | #1,264 of 1,329 | #45 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.7% | #242 of 930 | #7 of 29 |
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
944
-126 (-12%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 1,147
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 944 | 44.2 | 21.4:1 | 15% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 1,015 | 46.1 | 22.0:1 | 14% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 1,050 | 48.5 | 21.6:1 | 12% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 1,070 | 50 | 21.4:1 | 13% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 1,238 | 56.1 | 22.1:1 | 12% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 1,272 | 55 | 23.1:1 | 10% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 1,203 | N/A | N/A | 11% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 1,071 | 47 | 22.8:1 | 7% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 1,147 | 46 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasanton Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (1,238 to 944); teachers down 21% (56.1 to 44.2).
About Pleasanton Middle
Pleasanton Middle sits in Pleasanton, California, and is classified as a middle school. The school has 944 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in California average about 659 students, which makes this school 43% above average.
Pleasanton Middle is one of 16 schools in Pleasanton Unified, which enrolls 13,302 students in total.
At Pleasanton Middle, Asian students make up the biggest share, 43%. Enrollment also includes 28% White, 19% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Black. Among people living in Alameda County, the Asian share is about 33%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
The school has 44.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 21.4 students per teacher. That is in line with the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Of all students at Pleasanton Middle, 15% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Alameda County average 49%.
On the allk12 Grade, Pleasanton Middle lands at B+, ahead of 67% of California public middle schools.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 70.9%. Pleasanton Middle scores 67.1%.
Looking at the county, Alameda County, median household income comes to about $129,367, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 394, with about 210,511 students.
Pleasanton Middle is about 0.2 miles from Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Pleasanton Middle ranks 5th of 7 nearby schools, at 67.1% versus a 72.4% average.
NCES describes the area around Pleasanton Middle as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, Pleasanton Middle enrolled 1,070 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 944.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Pleasanton Middle. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pleasanton Unified
- Amador Valley HighHigh · 2,583 students
- Foothill HighHigh · 2,169 students
- Thomas S. Hart MiddleMiddle · 1,129 students
- Harvest Park MiddleMiddle · 1,015 students
- Donlon ElementaryElementary · 700 students
- Fairlands ElementaryElementary · 670 students
Other schools in Pleasanton
- Amador Valley HighHigh · 2,583 students
- Foothill HighHigh · 2,169 students
- Thomas S. Hart MiddleMiddle · 1,129 students
- Harvest Park MiddleMiddle · 1,015 students
- Donlon ElementaryElementary · 700 students
- Fairlands ElementaryElementary · 670 students
Nearby schools
- Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary0.2 mi · 467
- The Pleasanton Virtual Academy0.5 mi · 138
- Village High0.5 mi · 85
- Amador Valley High1.1 mi · 2,583
- Valley View Elementary1.2 mi · 629
- Walnut Grove Elementary1.3 mi · 629
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasanton MiddleHow many students attend Pleasanton Middle?
Pleasanton Middle enrolls approximately 944 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Pleasanton Middle serve?
Pleasanton Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Pleasanton Middle have?
Pleasanton Middle employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
How diverse is Pleasanton Middle?
Pleasanton Middle reports a student body of 28% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Black, 43% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Pleasanton Middle in?
Pleasanton Middle is part of Pleasanton Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.