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Sierramont Middle

Public Grades 6-8

243^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 91% of California middle schools

Summary

Sierramont Middle is a consistently high-performing public middle school serving grades 6-8 for 742 students in the Berryessa Union Elementary district of San Jose, ranking in the 91st percentile among all California middle schools.

The school excels academically, with student proficiency in English and Math significantly above state averages, and it stands out for its exceptional support for vulnerable student groups, ranking in the 99th percentile statewide for serving homeless students. A key strength is student engagement, reflected in a chronic absenteeism rate of 9.4%, which is the lowest among comparable schools and half the state average. This success is achieved efficiently, with moderate per-student spending yielding better results than nearby schools in the same district like Morrill Middle and Piedmont Middle, which have similar resources but lower academic performance.

When compared to a wider range of nearby schools, Sierramont's model of sustained excellence is notable. It achieves similar high outcomes as Rancho Milpitas Middle while several other schools in the area with significantly higher per-student spending, such as Joseph George Middle, report much lower academic proficiency. This consistent, decade-long record of high performance and effective resource use makes Sierramont a standout choice for families in the area.

742

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,672

Per pupil spending ?

24.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3155 Kimlee Dr.
San Jose, CA 95132-3605

(408) 923-1955

District: Berryessa Union Elementary

Students who attend Sierramont Middle usually attend:

High:

Piedmont Hills High

Feeder schools for Sierramont Middle:

Elementary:	Cherrywood Elementary
	Majestic Way Elementary
	Ruskin Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

69.3%

Hispanic:

20.4%

White:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2013 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (66% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg59%

California avg41%

243^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Berryessa Union Elementary

249^th of 1,543Berryessa Union Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	243 of 2761	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	231 of 2783	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	243 of 2781	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	164 of 2740	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	260 of 2715	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	259 of 2480	89.6%	★★★★☆
2017	90.9	226 of 2508	91.0%	★★★★★
2016	90.7	215 of 2497	91.4%	★★★★★
2015	92.8	158 of 2477	93.6%	★★★★★
2013	65.4	724 of 2379	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.8	775 of 2259	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.3	455 of 2236	79.7%	★★★★☆
2010	63.7	691 of 2179	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.2	536 of 2063	74.0%	★★★★☆
2008	74.3	397 of 2005	80.2%	★★★★☆
2007	75.6	384 of 1999	80.8%	★★★★☆
2006	76.7	348 of 1804	80.7%	★★★★☆
2005	72.7	394 of 1777	77.8%	★★★★☆
2004	75.9	341 of 1769	80.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	215 of 739	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	218 of 743	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	202 of 715	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	178 of 733	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	252 of 745	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	263 of 700	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	67.9	300 of 1531	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.2	294 of 1491	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.2	305 of 1369	77.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	92.0	45 of 1478	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	71.8	162 of 1521	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	101 of 1540	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	83 of 1442	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	67 of 1364	95.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	232 of 2533	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	225 of 2551	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	263 of 2531	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	93.4	164 of 2509	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	279 of 2380	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	88.5	248 of 2262	89.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	1608 of 2395	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1582 of 2388	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	1255 of 2374	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	962 of 2359	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.9	1345 of 2213	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	1218 of 2072	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	3 of 477	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	3 of 320	99.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	380 of 2542	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	382 of 2579	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	291 of 2531	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	88.9	160 of 2458	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	78.9	329 of 2369	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.8	208 of 2230	90.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	254 of 2534	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	229 of 2552	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	200 of 2538	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	171 of 2527	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	217 of 2407	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	261 of 2273	88.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	130 of 726	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	32.0	467 of 677	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	364 of 665	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.9	240 of 554	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.1	347 of 462	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	447 of 1566	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	245 of 1552	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	40.3	759 of 1531	50.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	314 of 1520	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	312 of 1537	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	274 of 1543	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	93.2	37 of 1555	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	122 of 1602	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	82.6	200 of 1496	86.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2025)99th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)97th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)82nd percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)80th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)71st percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy72%+23 vs state

Mathematics62%+25 vs state

Science59%+26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sierramont Middle	Public	6-8	3155 Kimlee Dr.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1955	742	31	23.9	24.8%	36 (4.9%)	5 (0.7%)	151 (20.4%)	514 (69.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.4%)	91.4	243^rd of 2761 public middle schools	91.2%		91.9	231^st of 2783 public middle schools	91.7%	12		58.9	58.9		69.8	73.7	72.5	72.0		60.6	63.2	61.9	61.9	$17,672	$972	$16,700
Morrill Middle	Public	6-8	1970 Morrill Ave.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1930	665	32	21.0	34.9%	27 (4.1%)	10 (1.5%)	208 (31.3%)	398 (59.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.9%)	74	602^nd of 2761 public middle schools	78.2%		79.3	491^st of 2783 public middle schools	82.4%	111		39.4	39.4		60.9	65.0	59.7	61.8		45.5	51.0	39.3	45.0	$16,813	$1,099	$15,714
Piedmont Middle	Public	6-8	955 Piedmont Rd.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1945	591	26	22.7	34.0%	21 (3.6%)	7 (1.2%)	206 (34.9%)	315 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	38 (6.4%)	71.7	641^st of 2761 public middle schools	76.8%		70.7	676^th of 2783 public middle schools	75.7%	35		39.5	39.5		61.7	65.1	61.6	62.8		39.6	45.1	37.7	40.8	$16,937	$1,054	$15,883
Rancho Milpitas Middle	Public	7-8	1915 Yellowstone Ave.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2656	693	33	21.2	43.7%	25 (3.6%)	19 (2.7%)	168 (24.2%)	425 (61.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	49 (7.1%)	90.9	257^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.7%		91.8	236^th of 2783 public middle schools	91.5%	21		55.1	55.1			74.7	73.6	74.2			59.6	57.6	58.7	$17,594	$1,465	$16,129
William Sheppard Middle	Public	6-8	480 Rough and Ready Rd.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8800	451	26	17.3	71.4%	9 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	269 (59.6%)	157 (34.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.8%)	25.9	1957^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.1%		23	2127^th of 2783 public middle schools	23.6%	170		19.1	19.1		32.1	30.8	35.8	32.9		22.1	17.5	20.4	19.9	$23,457	$2,887	$20,570
Joseph George Middle	Public	6-8	277 Mahoney Dr.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7600	384	22	17.5	82.6%	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	326 (84.9%)	40 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	10.2	2605^th of 2761 public middle schools	5.7%		15	2480^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.9%	125		9.9	9.9		22.4	19.1	14.4	18.3		10.7	5.6	5.7	7.3	$24,218	$3,144	$21,074
ACE Inspire Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1155 East Julian St.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	ACE Inspire Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 295-6008	205	8	25.0	86.8%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	199 (97.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	19	2270^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.8%		14.3	2498^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.2%	228	7.1	12.7	11.7	14.3	11.3	16.7	25.4	17.6	7.1	30.7	9.3	22.2	20.2	$17,992	$1,669	$16,323
Renaissance at Mathson	Public	6-8	2050 Kammerer Ave.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-6800	326	21	15.7	84.4%	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	270 (82.8%)	43 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	21.4	2172^nd of 2761 public middle schools	21.3%		19.8	2268^th of 2783 public middle schools	18.5%	96		21.2	21.2		25.0	26.0	33.7	28.2		9.4	18.5	19.1	15.6	$22,756	$3,052	$19,704
Sunrise Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	1149 East Julian St.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Sunrise Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 659-4785	301	14	20.8	85.7%	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	266 (88.4%)	9 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	40.4	1485^th of 2761 public middle schools	46.2%		33.9	1676^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.8%	191	0.0	16.7	14.7		25.0	47.8	31.5	34.8	25.0	32.3	40.0	37.1	36.0	$17,051	$1,492	$15,559
ACE Empower Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	625 South Sunset Ave.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	ACE Empower Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 729-3920	189	8	23.5	93.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	183 (96.8%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.2	2640^th of 2761 public middle schools	4.4%		10.8	2640^th of 2783 public middle schools	5.1%		5.9	3.9	4.4	11.8	5.7	13.4	17.7	12.2	11.8	11.3	10.5	11.8	11.2	$20,415	$3,453	$16,962

Frequently Asked Questions about Sierramont Middle

What high school do graduates of Sierramont Middle attend?

Students who attend Sierramont Middle usually go on to attend Piedmont Hills High

What is the racial makeup of Sierramont Middle?

Students at Sierramont Middle are 69% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% Two or more races.

Is Sierramont Middle a good school?

Yes. Sierramont Middle ranks in the top 8.8% of California middle schools.

What district is Sierramont Middle in?

Berryessa Union Elementary

How many students attend Sierramont Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 742 students attended Sierramont Middle.

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