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Union Middle

Public Grades 6-8

38^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 99% of California middle schools

Summary

Union Middle is a top-ranked public middle school serving 1,068 students in grades 6-8 in San Jose, part of the high-performing Union Elementary school district.

The school consistently achieves exceptional academic results, with over 80% of students proficient in English, Math, and Science, placing it in the top 2% of all California middle schools. It significantly outperforms many nearby schools like Willow Glen Middle and Moreland Middle. Union Middle also excels at supporting all students, with its English Language Learners and students receiving special education services ranking in the state's 99th and 97th percentiles, respectively. Furthermore, student attendance is remarkably high, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.9%, far below the state average.

An interesting finding is that Union Middle achieves these outstanding outcomes efficiently, spending less per student than some comparable schools like Redwood Middle in Saratoga. It also demonstrated resilience during the pandemic, with minimal learning loss. The school's performance is part of a cluster of high-achieving schools in the area, including Raymond J. Fisher Middle in Los Gatos, though it stands out even within its own district compared to Dartmouth Middle.

1,068

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,661

Per pupil spending ?

7.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2130 Los Gatos-Almaden Rd.
San Jose, CA 95124-5418

(408) 371-0366

District: Union Elementary

Students who attend Union Middle usually attend:

High:

Leigh High

Feeder schools for Union Middle:

Elementary:	Alta Vista Elementary
	Carlton Elementary
	Noddin Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

41.2%

White:

36.2%

Hispanic:

12.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2013 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (83% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California middle schools

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg73%

California avg41%

38^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Union Elementary

79^th of 1,543Union 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.2	38 of 2761	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	28 of 2783	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	45 of 2781	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	53 of 2740	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	47 of 2715	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	85 of 2480	96.6%	★★★★★
2017	95.3	116 of 2508	95.4%	★★★★★
2016	95.4	87 of 2497	96.5%	★★★★★
2015	96.0	79 of 2477	96.8%	★★★★★
2013	90.6	71 of 2379	97.0%	★★★★★
2012	90.1	81 of 2259	96.4%	★★★★★
2011	90.4	84 of 2236	96.2%	★★★★★
2010	86.4	165 of 2179	92.4%	★★★★★
2009	86.4	158 of 2063	92.3%	★★★★★
2008	76.4	345 of 2005	82.8%	★★★★☆
2007	67.2	538 of 1999	73.1%	★★★★☆
2006	75.3	374 of 1804	79.3%	★★★★☆
2005	70.7	431 of 1777	75.7%	★★★★☆
2004	80.3	285 of 1769	83.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	15 of 739	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	21 of 743	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	23 of 715	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	36 of 733	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	13 of 745	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.0	29 of 700	95.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	89.7	100 of 1531	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	30 of 1491	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	43 of 1369	96.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	97.8	16 of 1478	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	5 of 1521	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	59 of 1442	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	80 of 1364	94.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	35 of 2533	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	31 of 2551	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	42 of 2531	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	66 of 2509	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	45 of 2380	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	80 of 2262	96.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	87 of 2395	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	89 of 2388	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	149 of 2374	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	110 of 2359	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	125 of 2213	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	81.0	264 of 2072	87.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	150 of 2542	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	95 of 2579	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	80.1	325 of 2531	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	228 of 2458	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	88.9	157 of 2369	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	85.9	194 of 2230	91.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	41 of 2534	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	33 of 2552	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	47 of 2538	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	45 of 2527	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	45 of 2407	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	96 of 2273	95.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	23 of 726	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	61 of 701	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	83.5	81 of 677	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	99 of 665	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	89.0	26 of 554	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	43 of 462	90.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	43 of 1566	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	61 of 1552	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	61 of 1531	96.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	73 of 1520	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	43 of 1537	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	49 of 1543	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	88 of 1555	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	94 of 1602	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	121 of 1496	91.9%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2024)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)93rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy83%+35 vs state

Mathematics83%+46 vs state

Science79%+46 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, May 6, 2019

The school tried to put an new intern in charge of an advanced subject with no supervision. The result was a disaster and the school did nothing to help the kids, because of politics. My advice to parents is to get involved early and often, and I wish I had moved my child to a different class. Close Quote

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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
Union Middle	Public	6-8	2130 Los Gatos-Almaden Rd.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 371-0366	1,068	45	23.9	7.8%	387 (36.2%)	4 (0.4%)	135 (12.6%)	440 (41.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (9.4%)	98.2	38^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.6%		98.6	28^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.0%	10	78.7	78.7	82.7	84.4	82.9	83.4	82.5	83.6	83.0	83.0	$15,661	$1,182	$14,479
Raymond J. Fisher Middle	Public	6-8	19195 Fisher Ave.	Los Gatos	95032	Santa Clara County	Los Gatos Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 335-2300	1,015	55	18.4	5.6%	501 (49.4%)	11 (1.1%)	85 (8.4%)	322 (31.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (9.1%)	96.8	94^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.6%		97.4	77^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.2%	17	71.4	71.4	72.6	85.5	81.1	79.7	75.8	77.8	73.0	75.5	$18,943	$925	$18,018
Dartmouth Middle	Public	6-8	5575 Dartmouth Dr.	San Jose	95118	Santa Clara County	Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 264-1122	903	42	21.6	17.4%	282 (31.2%)	11 (1.2%)	208 (23.0%)	325 (36.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (8.3%)	88.8	297^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.2%		89.7	282^nd of 2783 public middle schools	89.9%	15	54.9	54.9	62.5	69.1	66.6	66.1	64.8	66.5	59.0	63.4	$17,321	$1,880	$15,441
Price Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2650 New Jersey Ave.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Cambrian	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 377-2532	959	45	21.4	16.7%	297 (31.0%)	18 (1.9%)	302 (31.5%)	209 (21.8%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	126 (13.1%)	89.5	286^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.6%		88.1	321^st of 2783 public middle schools	88.5%	35	56.8	56.8	70.5	73.2	67.1	70.1	58.6	58.4	59.8	58.9	$10,132	$1,381	$8,751
John Muir Middle	Public	6-8	1260 Branham Ln.	San Jose	95118	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6281	722	36	20.0	54.2%	138 (19.1%)	21 (2.9%)	430 (59.6%)	83 (11.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.5%)	48.4	1225^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.6%		45.4	1302^nd of 2783 public middle schools	53.2%	77	33.1	33.1	34.9	42.6	48.5	42.1	32.9	40.7	28.9	34.1	$22,443	$1,294	$21,149
Rolling Hills Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1585 More Ave.	Los Gatos	95032	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 364-4235	778	40	19.3	18.9%	246 (31.6%)	26 (3.3%)	187 (24.0%)	232 (29.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	83 (10.7%)	95	156^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.3%		94.7	164^th of 2783 public middle schools	94.1%	8	69.8	69.8	80.4	75.6	73.4	76.3	68.1	68.7	66.9	67.9	$18,380	$802	$17,578
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
Willow Glen Middle	Public	6-8	2105 Cottle Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6277	1,180	50	23.7	36.7%	363 (30.8%)	21 (1.8%)	593 (50.3%)	92 (7.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	105 (8.9%)	61.8	859^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.9%		62.2	837^th of 2783 public middle schools	69.9%	22	48.9	48.9	57.7	44.6	50.0	50.8	41.9	31.8	37.6	37.1	$20,340	$1,069	$19,271
Moreland Middle	Public	6-8	4600 Student Ln.	San Jose	95130	Santa Clara County	Moreland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 874-3300	707	41	17.2	38.3%	121 (17.1%)	12 (1.7%)	313 (44.3%)	183 (25.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	70 (9.9%)	75.7	567^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.5%		74.4	601^st of 2783 public middle schools	78.4%	34	44.2	44.2	59.1	61.7	58.0	59.6	50.5	47.6	44.9	47.6	$14,957	$1,193	$13,764
Monroe Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1055 South Monroe St.	San Jose	95128	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 556-0360	677	36	18.8	59.1%	63 (9.3%)	26 (3.8%)	503 (74.3%)	52 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.6%)	19.7	2241^st of 2761 public middle schools	18.8%		27.2	1938^th of 2783 public middle schools	30.4%	303	22.1	22.1	26.9	23.0	23.4	24.4	16.1	17.6	15.3	16.3	$20,078	$911	$19,167

Frequently Asked Questions about Union Middle

What district is Union Middle in?

Union Elementary

Is Union Middle a good school?

Yes! Union Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 38^th of 2761 California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Union Middle attend?

Students who attend Union Middle usually go on to attend Leigh High

What is the racial makeup of Union Middle?

Students at Union Middle are 41% Asian, 36% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

How many students attend Union Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,068 students attended Union Middle.

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