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What's one thing Thomas Russell Middle gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
761
Middle
DISTRICT 727 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILPITAS UNIFIED·NCES 062450009401
Thomas Russell Middle
1500 Escuela Pkwy., Milpitas, CA 95035 · (408) 635-2864 · Santa Clara County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL761 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% 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.
- A+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
23.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
295 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 7 | 405 | 53% |
| Grade 8 | 356 | 47% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
76.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.9pp since 2014
Math
68.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 46.8% | 30.0% | 11.8% | 11.4% |
| Math | 54.4% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 17.5% |
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 | 76.9% | 68.4% |
| 2023-24 | 77.8% | 68.8% |
| 2022-23 | 78.8% | 70.6% |
| 2021-22 | 74.7% | 68.0% |
| 2018-19 | 81.2% | 76.1% |
| 2017-18 | 78.3% | 73.8% |
| 2016-17 | 76.0% | 71.7% |
| 2015-16 | 78.0% | 72.0% |
| 2014-15 | 69.0% | 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 57% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in California's top 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 Thomas Russell Middle
Thomas Russell Middle's state test result (72.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Russell Middle this school | 761 | 38.8% | 72.9% |
| Oak Avenue Intermediate Temple City | 839 | 38.7% | 68.0% |
| First Avenue Middle Arcadia | 771 | 32.7% | 70.1% |
| Fernando Rivera Intermediate Daly City | 588 | 36.9% | 46.7% |
| Rancho Milpitas Middle Milpitas | 693 | 43.7% | 65.2% |
| Richard Henry Dana Middle Arcadia | 710 | 29.4% | 70.2% |
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 Thomas Russell Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #97 of 1,224 | #16 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #101 of 1,227 ▼ 11 | #16 of 56 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.9% | #105 of 1,227 ▼ 19 | #16 of 56 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #711 of 1,214 | #29 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 761 | #486 of 1,377 | #22 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.2:1 | #989 of 1,279 | #58 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #689 of 1,278 | #40 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.8% | #1,062 of 1,329 | #32 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #823 of 930 | #50 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
761
-40 (-5%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 600
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
was 24.3:1
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 | 761 | 32.9 | 23.2:1 | 39% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 769 | 34 | 22.6:1 | 39% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 795 | 35.1 | 22.6:1 | 28% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 801 | 33 | 24.3:1 | 28% (227) |
| 2017-18 | 796 | 34.1 | 23.3:1 | 34% (272) |
| 2015-16 | 868 | 32 | 27.1:1 | 29% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 767 | N/A | N/A | 30% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 803 | 36 | 22.3:1 | 22% (178) |
| 1990-91 | 600 | 25 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas Russell Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (796 to 761); teachers down 4% (34.1 to 32.9).
About Thomas Russell Middle
Among the schools in Milpitas, California, is Thomas Russell Middle, a mid-sized middle-grades school. The school runs grades 7 through 8 and enrolls 761 students.
Milpitas Unified counts 15 schools and 10,076 students, including Thomas Russell Middle.
About 69% of the student body at Thomas Russell Middle is Asian. Other students are 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% White. By comparison, Santa Clara County residents are about 41% Asian. A diversity index of 49% means there is a 49% chance two randomly chosen students at Thomas Russell Middle are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Thomas Russell Middle totals 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 23.2:1. The average for middle schools in California, 20.7:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Thomas Russell Middle is about 39%. That is in line with the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County.
Thomas Russell Middle holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 93% of California public middle schools.
Thomas Russell Middle is in the top 10% of California schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 56.8%. The school's actual rate is 72.9%, 16.1 points higher.
American Community Survey estimates for Santa Clara County show that the median household earns about $164,281 a year, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Santa Clara County's 412 public schools enroll about 230,059 students and include Thomas Russell Middle.
Among nearby public schools, Milpitas Middle College High is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Thomas Russell Middle is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Thomas Russell Middle is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
Enrollment decreased 5% over 4 years, reaching 761 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 24.3:1 in 2020-21 to 23.2:1 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Thomas Russell Middle, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Milpitas Unified
- Milpitas HighHigh · 2,926 students
- Mabel Mattos ElementaryElementary · 746 students
- Rancho Milpitas MiddleMiddle · 693 students
- John Sinnott ElementaryElementary · 686 students
- Curtner ElementaryElementary · 663 students
- Anthony Spangler ElementaryElementary · 610 students
Other schools in Milpitas
- Milpitas HighHigh · 2,926 students
- Mabel Mattos ElementaryElementary · 746 students
- Rancho Milpitas MiddleMiddle · 693 students
- John Sinnott ElementaryElementary · 686 students
- Curtner ElementaryElementary · 663 students
- Anthony Spangler ElementaryElementary · 610 students
Nearby schools
- Milpitas Middle College High0.1 mi · 55
- Marshall Pomeroy Elementary0.1 mi · 597
- Milpitas High0.3 mi · 2,926
- Joseph Weller Elementary0.3 mi · 412
- Curtner Elementary1.2 mi · 663
- William Burnett Elementary1.4 mi · 456
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas Russell MiddleHow large is Thomas Russell Middle?
Thomas Russell Middle enrolls approximately 761 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Thomas Russell Middle serve?
Thomas Russell Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Thomas Russell Middle?
Approximately 23.2:1 students per teacher at Thomas Russell Middle.
How diverse is Thomas Russell Middle?
Thomas Russell Middle reports a student body of 5% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 69% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Thomas Russell Middle in?
Thomas Russell Middle is part of Milpitas Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.