Enrollment
330
Middle
DISTRICT 268 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN-MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY·NCES 061437001653
Sylvandale Middle
653 Sylvandale Ave., San Jose, CA 95111 · (408) 363-5700 · Santa Clara County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL330 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of California public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
19.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
246 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 7 | 172 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 158 | 48% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
33.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -9.9pp since 2014
Math
23.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.7% | 24.5% | 24.8% | 42.1% |
| Math | 9.9% | 13.3% | 21.4% | 55.3% |
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 | 33.1% | 23.3% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 14.4% |
| 2022-23 | 28.7% | 15.6% |
| 2021-22 | 29.4% | 23.0% |
| 2018-19 | 40.8% | 25.0% |
| 2017-18 | 45.8% | 32.3% |
| 2016-17 | 51.3% | 40.8% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
26.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Sylvandale Middle
Sylvandale Middle's state test result (26.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvandale Middle this school | 330 | 74.5% | 26.2% |
| KIPP Heartwood Academy San Jose | 423 | 73.5% | N/A |
| William Sheppard Middle San Jose | 451 | 71.4% | 24.3% |
| Anthony W. Ochoa Middle Hayward | 405 | 76.0% | 28.7% |
| Ocala Middle San Jose | 377 | 79.3% | 25.6% |
| Parkside Intermediate San Bruno | 491 | 68.2% | 34.8% |
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 Sylvandale Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #857 of 1,224 | #48 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #759 of 1,227 ▲ 221 | #47 of 56 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #908 of 1,227 ▼ 91 | #48 of 56 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #627 of 1,214 | #19 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 330 | #1,165 of 1,377 | #57 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #402 of 1,279 | #28 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.2% | #672 of 1,278 | #39 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.5% | #654 of 1,329 | #14 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -53.9% | #7 of 930 | #1 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
330
-132 (-29%) vs 2020
-68% since 1990-91, when it was 1,024
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 330 | 16.9 | 19.6:1 | 75% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 328 | 17.9 | 18.3:1 | 65% (214) |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 19.6 | 18.9:1 | 54% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 462 | 24 | 19.3:1 | 77% (358) |
| 2017-18 | 716 | 32.8 | 21.9:1 | 74% (530) |
| 2015-16 | 734 | 36 | 20.4:1 | 82% (600) |
| 2010-11 | 796 | N/A | N/A | 78% (621) |
| 2000-01 | 963 | 43 | 22.4:1 | 31% (303) |
| 1990-91 | 1,024 | 48 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sylvandale Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 54% (716 to 330); teachers down 48% (32.8 to 16.9).
About Sylvandale Middle
Sylvandale Middle is a low-enrollment middle school based in San Jose, California. Federal data show 330 students enrolled in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25. On average, middle schools in California enroll around 659, and this school is 50% below that mark.
Sylvandale Middle is part of Franklin-McKinley Elementary, where 16 schools serve 5,663 students.
The student body at Sylvandale Middle is 65% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 30% Asian and 2% Black. Among all residents of Santa Clara County, the Hispanic share is about 25%. A diversity index of 49% means there is a 49% chance two randomly chosen students at Sylvandale Middle are from different groups.
The school had 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 19.6:1. Across middle schools in California, the average ratio is 20.7:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 75%. That is 38 points above the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County.
On the allk12 Grade, Sylvandale Middle lands at C-, ahead of 24% of California public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 26.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 35.9%.
Santa Clara County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $164,281 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Sylvandale Middle shares Santa Clara County with 411 other public schools.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Sylvandale Middle from the closest public school, Rocketship Spark Academy. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 31.0%; Sylvandale Middle's is 26.2%, ranking 4th of 5.
The NCES locale for Sylvandale Middle is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 132 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Sylvandale Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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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- Piedmont Hills HighHigh · 1,918 students
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Nearby schools
- Rocketship Spark Academy0.1 mi · 546
- Voices College-Bound Language Academy0.3 mi · 316
- G. W. Hellyer Elementary0.3 mi · 387
- Andrew P. Hill High0.4 mi · 1,564
- Los Arboles Literacy and Technology Academy0.4 mi · 185
- KIPP Heritage Academy0.5 mi · 454
Frequently asked questions
About Sylvandale MiddleHow many students attend Sylvandale Middle?
Sylvandale Middle enrolls approximately 330 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Sylvandale Middle serve?
Sylvandale Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Sylvandale Middle?
Approximately 19.6:1 students per teacher at Sylvandale Middle.
How diverse is Sylvandale Middle?
Sylvandale Middle reports a student body of 1% White, 65% Hispanic, 2% Black, 30% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Sylvandale Middle?
Sylvandale Middle is overseen by Franklin-McKinley Elementary in Santa Clara County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.