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Corte Madera

Public Grades 4-8

19^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 99% of California middle schools

Summary

Corte Madera is a top-ranked public middle school serving grades 4-8 in the affluent Portola Valley area, with a small, close-knit community of 252 students.

The school is a consistent academic leader, ranking in the top 1% of all California middle schools for over a decade, with student proficiency in English, Math, and Science more than double the state average. This excellence is supported by a remarkably low student-teacher ratio of 11:1, very low chronic absenteeism, and high per-student spending within the highly-rated Portola Valley Elementary district. Corte Madera forms part of a cluster of exceptional schools in neighboring affluent communities, including Georgina P. Blach Junior High in Los Altos and Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle in Palo Alto, which all achieve similar elite results.

Interesting comparisons show that while Corte Madera has the highest per-student spending among nearby schools, other factors like its small size and strong district support also contribute to its success. The performance gap between this elite group and other good schools in the area, such as Crittenden Middle or John F. Kennedy Middle, is substantial, highlighting the impact of concentrated community resources and effective school systems. Ultimately, Corte Madera represents the pinnacle of public middle school education, offering a proven record of outstanding student outcomes and support.

252

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,155

Per pupil spending ?

6.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4575 Alpine Rd.
Portola Valley, CA 94028-8040

(650) 851-1777

District: Portola Valley Elementary

Students who attend Corte Madera usually attend:

High:

Woodside High

Feeder schools for Corte Madera:

Elementary:

Ormondale Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.1%

Two or more races:

17.9%

Hispanic:

13.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (85% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California middle schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

District avg85%

California avg41%

Elementary school

99^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

19^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 1,543Portola Valley 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	99 of 5857	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	69 of 5869	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	69 of 5859	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	119 of 5883	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	98.1	25 of 1417	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	66 of 5789	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	109 of 5662	98.1%	★★★★★
2017	97.4	144 of 5692	97.5%	★★★★★
2016	97.0	161 of 5614	97.1%	★★★★★
2015	96.6	215 of 5611	96.2%	★★★★★
2013	91.0	406 of 5530	92.7%	★★★★★
2012	94.4	125 of 5390	97.7%	★★★★★
2011	95.0	127 of 5377	97.6%	★★★★★
2010	93.0	266 of 5314	95.0%	★★★★★
2009	94.8	173 of 5193	96.7%	★★★★★
2008	95.5	149 of 5113	97.1%	★★★★★
2007	96.1	171 of 5113	96.7%	★★★★★
2006	98.0	56 of 4818	98.8%	★★★★★
2005	95.2	212 of 4822	95.6%	★★★★★
2004	98.0	83 of 4809	98.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	72 of 5597	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	277 of 5612	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	68 of 5609	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	249 of 5635	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.1	17 of 1267	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	53 of 5492	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	162 of 5413	97.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	86.7	426 of 4830	91.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	99.4	37 of 5517	99.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.7	130 of 5628	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	41 of 5643	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	82 of 5638	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	94 of 5663	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	32 of 1272	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	94 of 5510	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	74 of 5431	98.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	18 of 2598	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	7 of 2651	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	18 of 2661	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	40 of 2726	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.2	12 of 2834	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	28 of 2737	99.0%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	19 of 2761	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	41 of 2783	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	16 of 2781	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	44 of 2740	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	98.1	23 of 894	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	39 of 2715	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	61 of 2480	97.5%	★★★★★
2017	97.4	51 of 2508	98.0%	★★★★★
2016	96.6	52 of 2497	97.9%	★★★★★
2015	98.5	14 of 2477	99.4%	★★★★★
2013	89.0	106 of 2379	95.5%	★★★★★
2012	88.3	125 of 2259	94.5%	★★★★★
2011	92.6	42 of 2236	98.1%	★★★★★
2010	96.7	7 of 2179	99.7%	★★★★★
2009	96.0	11 of 2063	99.5%	★★★★★
2008	98.3	4 of 2005	99.8%	★★★★★
2007	96.7	19 of 1999	99.0%	★★★★★
2006	94.7	45 of 1804	97.5%	★★★★★
2005	96.4	27 of 1777	98.5%	★★★★★
2004	97.0	27 of 1769	98.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	25 of 2533	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	116 of 2551	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.8	17 of 2531	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	51 of 2509	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.8	23 of 738	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	51 of 2380	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	51 of 2262	97.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	83.6	214 of 2072	89.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	98.2	41 of 2579	98.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	27 of 2534	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	30 of 2552	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	14 of 2538	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	39 of 2527	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	22 of 763	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	38 of 2407	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	80 of 2273	96.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	7 of 1520	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	9 of 1537	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	8 of 1543	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	26 of 1555	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	17 of 1602	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	15 of 1496	99.0%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)91st percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)90th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy87%+38 vs state

Science84%+52 vs state

Mathematics83%+46 vs state

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Schools Near Corte Madera

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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 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
Corte Madera	Public	4-8	4575 Alpine Rd.	Portola Valley	94028	San Mateo County	Portola Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 851-1777	252	22	11.3	6.7%	154 (61.1%)	3 (1.2%)	33 (13.1%)	17 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (17.9%)	98.9	19^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.3%		98.2	41^st of 2783 public middle schools	98.5%	22	85.7	83.3	84.5	77.6	87.8	88.2	85.7	92.6	86.5	77.6	87.8	82.4	79.6	88.9	83.3	$36,155	$796	$35,359
La Entrada Middle	Public	4-8	2200 Sharon Rd.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Las Lomitas Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 854-3962	612	38	15.9	6.9%	288 (47.1%)	4 (0.7%)	105 (17.2%)	130 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (13.9%)	98.4	30^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.9%		99	18^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.4%	12	65.9	70.9	68.2	82.8	80.5	88.6	85.9	83.6	84.1	84.7	81.0	85.2	85.0	76.4	82.5	$31,294	$813	$30,481
Hillview Middle	Public	6-8	1100 Elder Ave.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Menlo Park City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 326-4341	846	55	15.5	11.2%	427 (50.5%)	6 (0.7%)	170 (20.1%)	150 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	85 (10.0%)	96.5	103^rd of 2761 public middle schools	96.3%		97.6	70^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.5%	33		67.4	67.4			75.4	83.3	77.5	78.7			74.8	78.0	71.8	74.9	$27,447	$382	$27,065
Ellen Fletcher Middle	Public	6-8	655 Arastradero Rd.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-9810	572	41	13.9	13.6%	145 (25.3%)	12 (2.1%)	103 (18.0%)	236 (41.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (12.9%)	98.4	32^nd of 2761 public middle schools	98.8%		98.5	31^st of 2783 public middle schools	98.9%	1		71.1	71.1			84.4	90.3	88.2	87.8			80.2	81.2	73.3	78.1	$33,846	$981	$32,865
Ardis G. Egan Junior High	Public	7-8	100 West Portola Ave.	Los Altos	94022	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 917-2200	517	23	22.5	10.1%	197 (38.1%)	4 (0.8%)	65 (12.6%)	195 (37.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.8%)	98.7	22^nd of 2761 public middle schools	99.2%		98.5	30^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.9%	8		76.1	76.1				89.1	85.9	87.6				84.3	77.0	80.8	$23,344	$386	$22,958
Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle	Public	6-8	480 East Meadow Dr.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-5188	1,002	67	14.8	10.7%	237 (23.7%)	9 (0.9%)	98 (9.8%)	553 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	99 (9.9%)	98.6	24^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.1%		98.4	33^rd of 2783 public middle schools	98.8%	9		74.9	74.9			87.0	87.6	85.7	86.8			80.6	87.4	81.1	83.0	$31,446	$1,062	$30,384
Frank S. Greene Junior Middle	Public	6-8	750 North California Ave.	Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 494-8120	732	50	14.6	16.9%	207 (28.3%)	11 (1.5%)	171 (23.4%)	240 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	87 (11.9%)	96.5	100^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.4%		97.3	82^nd of 2783 public middle schools	97.1%	18		75.2	75.2			72.9	80.3	82.7	78.8			73.8	72.9	76.5	74.3	$32,462	$950	$31,512
John F. Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	2521 Goodwin Ave.	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2409	808	41	19.9	67.5%	113 (14.0%)	10 (1.2%)	623 (77.1%)	25 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	31 (3.8%)	49	1204^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.4%		54.2	1037^th of 2783 public middle schools	62.7%	167		21.2	21.2			40.6	54.8	56.7	50.4			25.5	35.2	33.0	31.0	$23,211	$2,991	$20,220
Isaac Newton Graham Middle	Public	6-8	1175 Castro St.	Mountain View	94040	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 965-9292	860	49	17.5	26.3%	203 (23.6%)	5 (0.6%)	338 (39.3%)	204 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	107 (12.4%)	84.4	383^rd of 2761 public middle schools	86.1%		83.3	412^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.2%	29		54.5	54.5			62.5	63.1	60.5	62.0			56.4	57.5	58.3	57.4	$25,440	$1,527	$23,913
Georgina P. Blach Junior High	Public	7-8	1120 Covington Rd.	Los Altos	94024	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 934-3800	388	22	17.5	4.4%	139 (35.8%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.7%)	165 (42.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (14.7%)	99.1	15^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.5%		99.1	16^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.4%	1		83.5	83.5				89.8	86.5	88.1				92.0	89.6	90.8	$25,635	$395	$25,240

Frequently Asked Questions about Corte Madera

How many students attend Corte Madera?

In the 2024-25 school year, 252 students attended Corte Madera.

What is the racial makeup of Corte Madera?

Students at Corte Madera are 61% White, 18% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 1% African American.

Is Corte Madera a good school?

Yes! Corte Madera is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 19^th of 2761 California middle schools.

What district is Corte Madera in?

Portola Valley Elementary

What high school do graduates of Corte Madera attend?

Students who attend Corte Madera usually go on to attend Woodside High

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