Willow Glen Middle

Willow Glen Middle is a sizable junior high in San Jose, California, run under San Jose Unified. The school hosts 1,180 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 79% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

San Jose Unified comprises 41 schools with combined enrollment of 24,322 students; Willow Glen Middle is among them.

In terms of who attends, Willow Glen Middle reports that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 31% White, 9% multiracial, 8% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Willow Glen Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Willow Glen Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.6%, the actual is 43.3%, a residual of -14.4 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Santa Clara County indicate median household income runs about $164,281, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Willow Glen Middle is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students).

Willow Glen High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Willow Glen Middle at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 49.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 7%: 1,267 students in 2018 compared to 1,180 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 36% to 31% over that span.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.