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How has Sierramont Middle changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
742
Middle
DISTRICT 666 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERRYESSA UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 060480000466
Sierramont Middle
3155 Kimlee Dr., San Jose, CA 95132 · (408) 923-1955 · Santa Clara County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL742 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% 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
23.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
184 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 | 251 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 264 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 227 | 31% |
Student demographics
47%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
72.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.0pp since 2014
Math
61.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 35.1% | 36.9% | 14.4% | 13.6% |
| Math | 44.0% | 17.9% | 17.1% | 21.0% |
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 | 72.0% | 61.9% |
| 2023-24 | 71.2% | 61.1% |
| 2022-23 | 68.7% | 60.0% |
| 2021-22 | 73.5% | 62.3% |
| 2018-19 | 71.7% | 65.0% |
| 2017-18 | 69.8% | 64.8% |
| 2016-17 | 71.8% | 65.1% |
| 2015-16 | 71.0% | 65.0% |
| 2014-15 | 71.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
66.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Sierramont Middle
Sierramont Middle's state test result (66.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierramont Middle this school | 742 | 24.8% | 66.5% |
| Foothills Middle Arcadia | 650 | 24.2% | 73.3% |
| Richard Henry Dana Middle Arcadia | 710 | 29.4% | 70.2% |
| Warren E. Hyde Middle Cupertino | 800 | 26.3% | 79.8% |
| Quimby Oak Middle San Jose | 857 | 30.5% | 65.5% |
| First Avenue Middle Arcadia | 771 | 32.7% | 70.1% |
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 Sierramont Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #158 of 1,224 | #20 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #163 of 1,227 ▼ 12 | #20 of 56 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #160 of 1,227 ▼ 6 | #21 of 56 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #270 of 1,214 | #13 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 742 | #520 of 1,377 | #25 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #1,066 of 1,279 | #62 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.4% | #708 of 1,278 | #43 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.8% | #1,183 of 1,329 | #46 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.3% | #222 of 930 | #22 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
742
-112 (-13%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 843
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 25.1:1
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 | 742 | 31 | 23.9:1 | 25% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 700 | 29 | 24.1:1 | 24% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 677 | 29 | 23.3:1 | 24% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 854 | 34 | 25.1:1 | 24% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 980 | 38 | 25.8:1 | 29% (280) |
| 2015-16 | 1,085 | 44 | 24.7:1 | 27% (296) |
| 2010-11 | 979 | N/A | N/A | 31% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 977 | 41 | 23.8:1 | 19% (183) |
| 1990-91 | 843 | 37 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sierramont Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (980 to 742); teachers down 18% (38 to 31).
About Sierramont Middle
Sierramont Middle, located in San Jose, California, is a mid-sized middle-grades school. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 742 students enrolled.
Berryessa Union Elementary enrolls 5,907 students in 13 schools, including Sierramont Middle.
Federal enrollment data show Sierramont Middle is 69% Asian. The next largest groups are 20% Hispanic, 5% White, and 4% multiracial. The school's Asian share is 29 points above the 41% share among Santa Clara County residents. A diversity index of 47% means there is a 47% chance two randomly chosen students at Sierramont Middle are from different groups.
Based on 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, Sierramont Middle has a ratio of 23.9:1. The gap from the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California is 3.2 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 25%. Compared with the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Sierramont Middle lands at A-, ahead of 76% of California public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 65.0% for Sierramont Middle. The school posts 66.5%, 1.5 points above the prediction.
The school is in Santa Clara County, where median household income comes to about $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Santa Clara County's 412 public schools enroll about 230,059 students and include Sierramont Middle.
Ruskin Elementary is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Sierramont Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 60.8% on proficiency, and Sierramont Middle is above that at 66.5%.
For locale, NCES codes Sierramont Middle as City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 854 to 742, a 13% decline. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 25.1:1 in 2020-21 to 23.9:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Morrill MiddleMiddle · 665 students
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- Cherrywood ElementaryElementary · 529 students
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- 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
- Ruskin Elementary0.3 mi · 367
- Piedmont Hills High0.4 mi · 1,918
- Majestic Way Elementary0.5 mi · 421
- Cherrywood Elementary0.8 mi · 529
- Morrill Middle0.9 mi · 665
- Summerdale Elementary1.0 mi · 274
Frequently asked questions
About Sierramont MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Sierramont Middle?
Sierramont Middle enrolls approximately 742 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Sierramont Middle serve?
Sierramont Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sierramont Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sierramont Middle is approximately 23.9:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Sierramont Middle?
Student demographics at Sierramont Middle are roughly 5% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 69% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Sierramont Middle public or private?
Sierramont Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Berryessa Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.