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Martin Murphy Middle

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Martin Murphy Middle ranks 1303 rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1303^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 53% of California middle schools

Summary

Martin Murphy Middle is a public school serving about 466 students in grades 6-8 within the Morgan Hill Unified district in San Jose, an area with a wide range of school performance.

Academically, the school faces challenges, with student proficiency in English, math, and science consistently below both the district and state averages. A significant concern is the chronic absenteeism rate of 23.3%, which is higher than the area average and may impact learning. While the school's performance has declined in recent years, it shows relative strength in serving Special Education students and has seen a substantial increase in per-student spending.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal stark differences in outcomes within the same region. For example, high-performing schools like Chaboya Middle and Bret Harte Middle achieve much higher test scores with lower absenteeism, while others like Davis (Caroline) Intermediate face greater struggles. This suggests that school-specific practices are a major factor, as some schools with similar or higher levels of economic need, such as KIPP Heritage Academy, achieve strong academic results.

466

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,326

Per pupil spending ?

45.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

141 Avenida Espana
San Jose, CA 95139-1164

(408) 201-6260

District: Morgan Hill Unified

Students who attend Martin Murphy Middle usually attend:

High:

Ann Sobrato High

Feeder schools for Martin Murphy Middle:

Elementary:	El Toro Health Science Academy
	Los Paseos Elementary
	P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.5%

White:

16.7%

Asian:

16.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2013 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg40%

California avg41%

1,303^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Morgan Hill Unified

779^th of 1,543Morgan Hill Unified 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	1303 of 2761	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.7	1401 of 2783	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	1384 of 2781	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	1191 of 2740	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.2	887 of 2715	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	700 of 2480	71.8%	★★★★☆
2017	66.0	752 of 2508	70.0%	★★★★☆
2016	55.8	963 of 2497	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.3	774 of 2477	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.4	1228 of 2379	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.2	1186 of 2259	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.6	1292 of 2236	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.4	1157 of 2179	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.7	1395 of 2063	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.8	1066 of 2005	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.5	773 of 1999	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.6	487 of 1804	73.0%	★★★★☆
2005	76.0	354 of 1777	80.1%	★★★★☆
2004	70.5	416 of 1769	76.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	479 of 739	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	530 of 743	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.9	453 of 715	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	469 of 733	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.8	390 of 745	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.1	305 of 700	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.0	960 of 1531	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.2	411 of 1491	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	58.9	368 of 1369	73.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.0	1432 of 1478	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	842 of 1521	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.8	454 of 1540	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	43.1	581 of 1442	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.3	732 of 1364	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	1396 of 2533	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	1370 of 2551	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	1295 of 2531	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.8	976 of 2509	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	844 of 2380	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	676 of 2262	70.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	1526 of 2395	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	1767 of 2388	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1943 of 2374	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1567 of 2359	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	1284 of 2213	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	1036 of 2072	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	189 of 477	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.7	254 of 320	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	234 of 336	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	1739 of 2542	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.8	2106 of 2579	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	2093 of 2531	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	1674 of 2458	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	1412 of 2369	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	1301 of 2230	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	1073 of 2534	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	1233 of 2552	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	1286 of 2538	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	1179 of 2527	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	787 of 2407	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	631 of 2273	72.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	570 of 726	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	565 of 701	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	505 of 677	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	424 of 665	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	427 of 554	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	588 of 1566	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	650 of 1552	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	709 of 1531	53.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	832 of 1520	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	922 of 1537	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	853 of 1543	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	733 of 1555	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	687 of 1602	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	542 of 1496	63.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+10 vs school

Homeless (2025)60th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)35th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)21st percentile-31 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

Science25%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)			CSA Spanish Listening (2025)			CSA Spanish Writing (2025)			CSA Spanish Reading (2025)			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	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	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 4th Grade	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
Martin Murphy Middle	Public	6-8	141 Avenida Espana	San Jose	95139	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6260	466	21	22.5	45.5%	78 (16.7%)	16 (3.4%)	254 (54.5%)	76 (16.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	36 (7.7%)	45.8	1303^rd of 2761 public middle schools	52.8%		41.7	1401^st of 2783 public middle schools	49.7%	98														25.5	25.5			47.3	44.4	39.5	43.6			34.4	30.8	32.7	32.5	$17,326	$620	$16,706
Bernal Intermediate	Public	7-8	6610 San Ignacio Ave.	San Jose	95119	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 578-5731	675	29	22.9	41.9%	104 (15.4%)	18 (2.7%)	309 (45.8%)	192 (28.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	47 (7.0%)	69.5	686^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.2%		73	636^th of 2783 public middle schools	77.1%	50														36.7	36.7				60.1	53.1	56.6				47.4	42.1	44.8	$17,416	$1,041	$16,375
Davis (Caroline) Intermediate	Public	7-8	5035 Edenview Dr.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-0616	537	27	20.1	61.8%	25 (4.7%)	14 (2.6%)	378 (70.4%)	97 (18.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	15 (2.8%)	19.8	2231^st of 2761 public middle schools	19.2%		26.5	1977^th of 2783 public middle schools	29.0%	254	0.0	5.0	2.6	21.1	15.0	18.0	10.5	5.0	7.7	0.0	15.0	7.7		16.1	16.1				26.0	24.0	25.0				17.1	19.2	18.2	$19,166	$1,146	$18,020
Herman (Leonard) Intermediate	Public	5-8	5955 Blossom Ave.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 226-1886	723	32	22.3	31.1%	134 (18.5%)	21 (2.9%)	274 (37.9%)	234 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	54 (7.5%)	88.3	307^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.9%		87.4	337^th of 2783 public middle schools	87.9%	30													82.8	53.7	59.0		95.3	88.9	71.7	67.1	73.5		84.4	71.4	53.6	56.7	59.2	$17,060	$1,103	$15,957
Bret Harte Middle	Public	6-8	7050 Bret Harte Dr.	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6270	862	41	21.1	11.9%	202 (23.4%)	13 (1.5%)	117 (13.6%)	455 (52.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (8.6%)	95.8	124^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.5%		96.1	123^rd of 2783 public middle schools	95.6%	1														63.5	63.5			77.2	78.0	71.0	75.2			78.4	82.1	79.7	80.1	$20,478	$714	$19,764
Lairon College Preparatory Academy	Public	4-8	3975 Mira Loma	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5775	253	13	19.8	81.8%	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)	216 (85.4%)	28 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.3	2421^st of 2761 public middle schools	12.3%		12.4	2568^th of 2783 public middle schools	7.7%	147													6.8	9.7	8.5	12.9	17.1	28.3	18.2	32.8	23.8	8.8	14.0	8.1	6.8	12.5	10.1	$25,168	$4,767	$20,401
Sylvandale Middle	Public	7-8	653 Sylvandale Ave.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5700	330	17	19.5	74.5%	4 (1.2%)	7 (2.1%)	213 (64.5%)	99 (30.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	26.6	1935^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.9%		23.9	2090^th of 2783 public middle schools	24.9%	155														13.0	13.0				34.3	31.9	33.1				25.5	21.0	23.3	$26,238	$3,788	$22,450
KIPP Heritage Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	423 Los Arboles St.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	KIPP Heritage Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6260	454	21	22.1	62.6%	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.3%)	217 (47.8%)	223 (49.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	86.9	335^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.9%		90.4	269^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.3%	66													60.5	48.9	55.6		80.7	76.7	76.6	76.7	77.8		72.4	55.0	55.9	42.2	57.4	$34,762	$1,222	$33,540
Chaboya Middle	Public	7-8	3276 Cortona Dr.	San Jose	95135	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-6900	815	36	22.5	16.4%	50 (6.1%)	6 (0.7%)	113 (13.9%)	603 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (5.0%)	96.6	98^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.5%		97.9	55^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.0%	43														67.9	67.9				78.1	78.1	78.1				76.7	73.9	75.3	$11,877	$505	$11,372
Castillero Middle	Public	6-8	6384 Leyland Park Dr.	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6385	865	38	22.8	32.0%	273 (31.6%)	13 (1.5%)	348 (40.2%)	146 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	83 (9.6%)	76.3	556^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.9%		78.9	506^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.8%	50														44.4	44.4			56.1	62.7	56.1	58.2			53.0	53.6	44.3	50.2	$20,359	$620	$19,739

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Murphy Middle

What high school do graduates of Martin Murphy Middle attend?

Students who attend Martin Murphy Middle usually go on to attend Ann Sobrato High

What is the racial makeup of Martin Murphy Middle?

Students at Martin Murphy Middle are 55% Hispanic, 17% White, 16% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is Martin Murphy Middle a good school?

Martin Murphy Middle ranks 1303^rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Martin Murphy Middle in?

Morgan Hill Unified

How many students attend Martin Murphy Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 466 students attended Martin Murphy Middle.

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