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Gale Ranch Middle

Public Grades 6-8

44^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 98% of California middle schools

Summary

Gale Ranch Middle School is a top-ranked public school serving 971 students in grades 6-8 within the high-performing San Ramon Valley Unified district, consistently placing in the top 2% of all California middle schools.

The school demonstrates exceptional and balanced academic results, with over 84% of students proficient in English and over 79% proficient in Math, performing strongly for all student groups. It stands out for its remarkable effectiveness with English Language Learners, ranking in the 98th percentile statewide for this subgroup. Furthermore, Gale Ranch maintains very low chronic absenteeism at 4.9%, showcasing a highly engaged student community. While the nearby Windemere Ranch Middle slightly leads in some test scores, Gale Ranch is distinguished by its consistent excellence across grade levels and its efficient use of resources, achieving elite outcomes without the highest per-student spending in the area.

Gale Ranch operates in a concentrated area of excellence where all local comparison schools are also highly ranked. It outperforms most schools in neighboring districts like Pleasanton Unified and Dublin Unified, such as Harvest Park Middle and Eleanor Murray Fallon. The school's strength is sustained, having maintained this elite status for over a decade, indicating a deeply embedded culture of high achievement and effective instruction that reliably prepares students for success.

971

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,384

Per pupil spending ?

9.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6400 Main Branch Rd.
San Ramon, CA 94582-5825

(925) 479-1500

District: San Ramon Valley Unified

Students who attend Gale Ranch Middle usually attend:

High:

Dougherty Valley High

Feeder schools for Gale Ranch Middle:

Elementary:	Bella Vista Elementary
	Coyote Creek Elementary
	Quail Run Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

75.4%

Hispanic:

8.2%

White:

7.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 91st percentile in 2013 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (80% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg74%

California avg41%

44^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Middle Schools in the San Ramon Valley Unified

85^th of 1,543San Ramon Valley 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	98.1	44 of 2761	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	69 of 2783	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	41 of 2781	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	38 of 2740	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	55 of 2715	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	62 of 2480	97.5%	★★★★★
2017	97.2	57 of 2508	97.7%	★★★★★
2016	96.3	61 of 2497	97.6%	★★★★★
2015	97.3	46 of 2477	98.1%	★★★★★
2013	84.1	215 of 2379	91.0%	★★★★★
2012	89.5	92 of 2259	95.9%	★★★★★
2011	83.6	222 of 2236	90.1%	★★★★★
2010	86.1	169 of 2179	92.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	159 of 609	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	48.3	283 of 627	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.6	134 of 643	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	74 of 600	87.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	81 of 739	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	149 of 743	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	107 of 715	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	104 of 733	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	102 of 745	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	106 of 700	84.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	66.6	316 of 1531	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	309 of 1491	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	59.5	358 of 1369	73.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	96.3	25 of 1478	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	6 of 1521	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	68.5	208 of 1540	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	111 of 1442	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	95 of 1364	93.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	36 of 2533	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	42 of 2551	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	37 of 2531	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	32 of 2509	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.1	67 of 2380	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	72 of 2262	96.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	176 of 2395	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	79.9	329 of 2388	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	280 of 2374	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	271 of 2359	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	89.9	137 of 2213	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	79.9	278 of 2072	86.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	346 of 2542	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	660 of 2579	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	88.4	186 of 2531	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	75.6	393 of 2458	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	442 of 2369	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	344 of 2230	84.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	51 of 2534	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	82 of 2552	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	49 of 2538	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	55 of 2527	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	51 of 2407	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	58 of 2273	97.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	172 of 726	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	203 of 701	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	190 of 677	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.5	234 of 665	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	209 of 554	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	220 of 462	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	94 of 1566	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	63.1	368 of 1552	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	219 of 1531	85.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	312 of 1520	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	386 of 1537	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	398 of 1543	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	449 of 1555	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	271 of 1602	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	232 of 1496	84.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)89th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2022)79th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)76th percentile-22 vs school

African American (2025)74th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy85%+36 vs state

Mathematics79%+42 vs state

Science72%+39 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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
Gale Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	6400 Main Branch Rd.	San Ramon	94582	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 479-1500	971	43	22.7	9.8%	75 (7.7%)	25 (2.6%)	80 (8.2%)	732 (75.4%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.4%)	98.1	44^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.4%		97.7	69^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.5%	25	71.6	71.6	86.4	86.2	82.1	84.7	79.8	82.7	76.0	79.3	$14,384	$303	$14,081
Windemere Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	11611 East Branch Pkwy.	San Ramon	94582	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 479-7400	1,011	42	23.9	8.2%	60 (5.9%)	18 (1.8%)	33 (3.3%)	850 (84.1%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	42 (4.2%)	98.5	29^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.9%		98.7	24^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.1%	5	78.5	78.5	83.6	86.1	86.2	85.4	77.0	84.4	84.8	82.3	$13,674	$261	$13,413
Diablo Vista Middle	Public	6-8	4100 Camino Tassajara	Danville	94506	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-7600	835	36	23.3	8.3%	226 (27.1%)	13 (1.6%)	56 (6.7%)	449 (53.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (10.4%)	97.1	76^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.2%		96.2	115^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.9%	39	60.2	60.2	80.3	85.2	80.5	82.0	83.3	81.9	75.4	79.8	$15,446	$423	$15,023
Iron Horse Middle	Public	6-8	12601 Alcosta Blvd.	San Ramon	94583	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 824-2820	939	42	22.5	9.9%	191 (20.3%)	25 (2.7%)	100 (10.6%)	528 (56.2%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	86 (9.2%)	97	86^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.9%		96.3	111^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.0%	25	70.0	70.0	76.2	88.9	79.6	81.9	67.9	79.5	79.6	75.9	$14,787	$346	$14,441
Pine Valley Middle	Public	6-8	3000 Pine Valley Rd.	San Ramon	94583	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 479-7700	973	39	24.9	6.8%	289 (29.7%)	11 (1.1%)	96 (9.9%)	480 (49.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	93 (9.6%)	97	87^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.8%		97.3	80^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.1%	7	68.5	68.5	79.3	81.9	87.7	83.0	70.8	69.6	79.0	73.0	$13,643	$322	$13,321
Wells Middle	Public	6-8	6800 Penn Dr.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 828-6227	1,041	44	23.8	22.5%	222 (21.3%)	47 (4.5%)	190 (18.3%)	464 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	111 (10.7%)	83	414^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.0%		80.7	464^th of 2783 public middle schools	83.3%	50	40.5	40.5	71.2	61.7	64.9	66.1	66.9	54.4	47.5	56.8	$15,392	$1,425	$13,967
Charlotte Wood Middle	Public	6-8	600 El Capitan Dr.	Danville	94526	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-4400	853	37	22.8	5.2%	466 (54.6%)	9 (1.1%)	91 (10.7%)	178 (20.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	106 (12.4%)	93.9	182^nd of 2761 public middle schools	93.4%		90.6	266^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.4%	84	50.8	50.8	84.2	82.1	77.7	81.3	69.6	69.2	58.5	65.9	$14,998	$344	$14,654
Eleanor Murray Fallon	Public	6-8	3601 Kohnen Way	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 875-9376	1,683	67	24.9	10.8%	120 (7.1%)	31 (1.8%)	61 (3.6%)	1,367 (81.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	100 (5.9%)	97.7	59^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.9%		98.3	39^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.6%	20	65.5	65.5	81.2	87.5	82.3	83.7	78.3	78.1	79.4	78.6	$13,589	$688	$12,901
Thomas S. Hart Middle	Public	6-8	4433 Willow Rd.	Pleasanton	94588	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-3102	1,129	49	23.1	10.0%	215 (19.0%)	15 (1.3%)	101 (8.9%)	734 (65.0%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (5.1%)	97.6	61^st of 2761 public middle schools	97.8%		97.9	56^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.0%	5	73.5	73.5	83.4	79.7	82.8	82.0	78.7	75.1	78.1	77.4	$16,333	$254	$16,079
Los Cerros Middle	Public	6-8	968 Blemer Rd.	Danville	94526	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-6800	486	24	19.9	5.1%	295 (60.7%)	4 (0.8%)	40 (8.2%)	91 (18.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (10.9%)	94.7	161^st of 2761 public middle schools	94.2%		91.2	249^th of 2783 public middle schools	91.1%	88	58.3	58.3	73.0	76.7	80.1	76.6	69.3	74.2	68.2	70.5	$18,447	$494	$17,953

Frequently Asked Questions about Gale Ranch Middle

What high school do graduates of Gale Ranch Middle attend?

Students who attend Gale Ranch Middle usually go on to attend Dougherty Valley High

What district is Gale Ranch Middle in?

San Ramon Valley Unified

What is the racial makeup of Gale Ranch Middle?

Students at Gale Ranch Middle are 75% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 8% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is Gale Ranch Middle a good school?

Yes! Gale Ranch Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 44^th of 2761 California middle schools.

How many students attend Gale Ranch Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 971 students attended Gale Ranch Middle.

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