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What's the most underrated thing about Price Charter Middle that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
959
Middle
DISTRICT 519 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMBRIAN·NCES 060714000654
Price Charter Middle
2650 New Jersey Ave., San Jose, CA 95124 · (408) 377-2532 · Santa Clara County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL959 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
160 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 312 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 300 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 347 | 36% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
Based on grade levels within Cambrian. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
70.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.1pp since 2014
Math
58.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.6% | 35.5% | 17.3% | 12.7% |
| Math | 35.9% | 23.1% | 21.1% | 20.0% |
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 | 70.1% | 58.9% |
| 2023-24 | 65.5% | 57.2% |
| 2022-23 | 65.1% | 52.6% |
| 2021-22 | 66.1% | 52.4% |
| 2018-19 | 69.6% | 60.1% |
| 2017-18 | 69.2% | 59.9% |
| 2016-17 | 71.7% | 55.8% |
| 2015-16 | 73.0% | 53.0% |
| 2014-15 | 67.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
62.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Price Charter Middle
Price Charter Middle's state test result (62.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price Charter Middle this school | 959 | 16.7% | 62.9% |
| Oak Middle Los Alamitos | 998 | 14.5% | 73.0% |
| Adams Middle Redondo Beach | 1,165 | 17.9% | 67.8% |
| Goddard Middle Glendora | 728 | 18.0% | 64.8% |
| Meadowbrook Middle Poway | 972 | 24.6% | 54.0% |
| Rio Norte Junior High Santa Clarita | 1,138 | 17.0% | 66.5% |
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 Price Charter Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #193 of 1,224 | #24 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #183 of 1,227 ▼ 3 | #23 of 56 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #182 of 1,227 ▲ 43 | #22 of 56 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.3pp | #283 of 1,214 | #4 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 959 | #237 of 1,377 | #8 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #706 of 1,279 | #43 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.0% | #32 of 1,278 | #3 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.7% | #1,252 of 1,329 | #54 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #758 of 930 | #47 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
959
+36 (+4%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 672
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 959 | 44.7 | 21.4:1 | 17% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 921 | 41.7 | 22.1:1 | 17% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 870 | 39.7 | 21.9:1 | 18% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 923 | 40 | 23.1:1 | 14% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 1,031 | 46 | 22.4:1 | 18% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 1,115 | 45 | 24.8:1 | 15% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 1,064 | N/A | N/A | 22% (229) |
| 2000-01 | 928 | 39 | 23.8:1 | 14% (133) |
| 1990-91 | 672 | 31 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Price Charter Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,031 to 959); teachers down 3% (46 to 44.7).
About Price Charter Middle
Price Charter Middle is a public medium-sized middle-grades school in San Jose, California. It educates 959 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 46% bigger than the 659 average for middle schools in California.
The district, Cambrian, has 3,111 students enrolled across 6 schools.
The most common group at Price Charter Middle is Hispanic students, at 31%. It is also 31% White, 22% Asian, and 13% multiracial. Price Charter Middle's diversity index is 74%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 44.7 full-time positions, a ratio of 21.4:1. That is higher than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 17%. The 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County is 20 points higher.
Measured against California public middle schools, Price Charter Middle receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 69.8% for Price Charter Middle. The school posts 62.9%, 6.9 points below the prediction.
Price Charter Middle is located in Santa Clara County, where the median household income is $164,281, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Price Charter Middle is one of 412 public schools in the county.
Fammatre Elementary is the public school closest to Price Charter Middle, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Price Charter Middle is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES describes the area around Price Charter Middle as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
The school enrolled 959 students in 2024-25, 36 more than the 923 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 23.1:1 to 21.4:1.
Discussions about Price Charter Middle may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Cambrian
- Bagby ElementaryElementary · 529 students
- Steindorf STEAM K-8 MagnetElementary · 491 students
- Fammatre ElementaryElementary · 482 students
- Farnham CharterElementary · 372 students
- Sartorette CharterElementary · 278 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
- Fammatre Elementary0.1 mi · 482
- Bagby Elementary0.4 mi · 529
- Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet0.6 mi · 491
- Sartorette Charter1.2 mi · 278
- Oster Elementary1.2 mi · 627
- Farnham Charter1.3 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About Price Charter MiddleHow large is Price Charter Middle?
Price Charter Middle enrolls approximately 959 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Price Charter Middle serve?
Price Charter Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Price Charter Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Price Charter Middle is approximately 21.4:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Price Charter Middle?
Student demographics at Price Charter Middle are roughly 31% White, 31% Hispanic, 2% Black, 22% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Price Charter Middle?
Price Charter Middle is overseen by Cambrian in Santa Clara County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.