Sierramont Middle

Sierramont Middle is a middle-of-the-pack middle-grades school in San Jose, California, one of the schools within Berryessa Union Elementary. The school educates 742 students in grades 6 through 8.

Across the 13 schools in Berryessa Union Elementary (5,907 students total), Sierramont Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Sierramont Middle reports that 69% of the student body identifies as Asian; the rest reads as 20% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Santa Clara County as a whole is about 41% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Santa Clara County's rate of about 37%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Sierramont Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.0%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Santa Clara County put median household earnings sit near $164,281, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Santa Clara County runs 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), of which Sierramont Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Ruskin Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Sierramont Middle comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 60.4%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sierramont Middle has shrank 24%, going from 980 students in 2018 to 742 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 25.8:1 in 2018 to 23.9:1 in 2025.

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