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Best Public Schools in Milpitas, CA

At a glance

Schools

10,076

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedJohn Sinnott Elementary238^th of 5,857 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Robert Randall World Languages up 1,122 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Calaveras Hills 11.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

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Summary:

The Milpitas Unified school district, serving grades K-12 in the San Francisco Bay Area, consists of 15 public schools that collectively perform well above California state averages.

Standout schools include top-performing Mabel Mattos Elementary and John Sinnott Elementary, along with Thomas Russell Middle and the district's flagship Milpitas High. However, performance varies significantly, with schools like Robert Randall World Languages and Calaveras Hills ranking much lower, showing a clear correlation between higher economic need and lower academic rankings across the district.

Key district strengths are high graduation rates and low chronic absenteeism, but a notable challenge is the sharp decline in math proficiency from elementary to high school. The success of smaller programs like Milpitas Middle College High, which has a 100% graduation rate, highlights that alternative models can be effective, while the district's highest-funded school, Calaveras Hills, struggles with the lowest outcomes, indicating that financial resources alone do not guarantee success.

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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)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
William Burnett Elementary	Public	K-6	400 Fanyon	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2650	456	19	24.0	46.1%	10 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	92 (20.2%)	318 (69.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.8%)	82.2	1065^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.8%		83.2	1031^st of 5869 public elementary schools	82.4%	34																					50.0				50.0	65.3	50.9	60.9	75.0				64.2	70.8	51.9	53.1	66.2				61.4						$25,020	$23,540	$1,480
Calaveras Hills	Public	9-12	1331 East Calaveras Blvd.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2690	105	9	11.4	74.3%	3 (2.9%)	7 (6.7%)	59 (56.2%)	23 (21.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.5%)	15	1806^th of 2162 public high schools	16.5%		18.7	1726^th of 2159 public high schools	20.1%	80																							8.6		8.1							23.1	23.1							2.6	2.6						$47,900	$44,944	$2,956
Curtner Elementary	Public	K-6	275 Redwood	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2852	663	26	25.5	23.5%	22 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	77 (11.6%)	506 (76.3%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	46 (6.9%)	94.6	364^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.8%		96.1	256^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.6%	108																					58.4				58.4	78.6	71.7	78.2	80.2				77.1	87.1	74.0	72.3	80.2				78.0						$20,376	$19,026	$1,350
Milpitas High	Public	9-12	1285 Escuela Pkwy.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2800	2,926	136	21.4	44.0%	105 (3.6%)	42 (1.4%)	555 (19.0%)	1,989 (68.0%)	2 (0.1%)	10 (0.3%)	221 (7.6%)	93	145^th of 2162 public high schools	93.3%		91.5	191^st of 2159 public high schools	91.2%	46																							60.4	23.8	59.3							77.6	77.6							57.1	57.1						$24,065	$22,824	$1,241
Marshall Pomeroy Elementary	Public	K-6	1505 Escuela Pkwy.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2858	597	24	24.8	27.6%	17 (2.8%)	8 (1.3%)	73 (12.2%)	445 (74.5%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	48 (8.0%)	86.6	846^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.6%		88.2	806^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.3%	40																					50.0				50.0	74.3	65.3	67.0	72.8				69.5	75.0	64.0	52.0	65.6				63.3	92.9	96.9		96.9		$21,463	$20,042	$1,421
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						$22,850	$21,202	$1,648
Robert Randall World Languages	Public	K-8	1300 Edsel Dr.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2662	285	13	21.9	59.3%	8 (2.8%)	2 (0.7%)	229 (80.4%)	34 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	42.6	3029^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.3%		27.6	4151^st of 5869 public elementary schools	29.3%	1122	26.8	20.0	9.8	7.7	16.7	61.0	26.7	58.5	15.4	44.2	31.7	40.0	12.2	19.2	25.4	26.8	23.3	7.3	3.9	15.9	29.3				29.3	31.7	40.0	36.6	25.9				33.8	63.4	60.0	24.4	22.2				43.2						$26,519	$25,262	$1,257
Alexander Rose Elementary	Public	K-6	250 Roswell Dr.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2668	518	21	24.5	56.2%	26 (5.0%)	10 (1.9%)	166 (32.0%)	269 (51.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	41 (7.9%)	57.5	2196^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.5%		63.5	1905^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.5%	291																					33.3				33.3	46.7	56.2	47.6	55.7				52.0	53.2	38.7	34.9	37.5				40.6	96.7			96.7		$23,167	$21,444	$1,723
John Sinnott Elementary	Public	K-6	2025 Yellowstone Ave.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2674	686	27	25.4	22.6%	28 (4.1%)	3 (0.4%)	80 (11.7%)	538 (78.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.7%)	96.1	238^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.9%		96.5	206^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.5%	32																					68.5				68.5	72.6	80.7	81.1	83.7				79.6	75.8	82.9	79.3	80.7				79.8						$21,520	$20,212	$1,308
Anthony Spangler Elementary	Public	K-6	140 North Abbott	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2870	610	25	24.4	35.2%	29 (4.8%)	19 (3.1%)	110 (18.0%)	408 (66.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	37 (6.1%)	87.7	790^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.5%		82.9	1041^st of 5869 public elementary schools	82.3%	251																					51.7				51.7	62.2	64.6	80.0	84.0				73.5	62.2	58.5	65.9	66.0				63.4	96.0	98.4	96.0	98.4	97.6	$21,414	$20,228	$1,186
Joseph Weller Elementary	Public	K-6	345 Boulder Dr.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2876	412	17	24.2	43.7%	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	69 (16.7%)	299 (72.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.3%)	86.6	842^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	85.6%		86.3	893^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	84.8%	51																					60.0				60.0	52.7	66.7	73.2	68.8				65.5	67.3	67.2	68.3	57.8				65.0						$25,250	$23,282	$1,968
Pearl Zanker Elementary	Public	K-6	1585 Fallen Leaf Dr.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2882	563	23	24.4	35.9%	18 (3.2%)	26 (4.6%)	90 (16.0%)	378 (67.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	45 (8.0%)	83.5	991^st of 5857 public elementary schools	83.1%		74.1	1405^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.1%	414																					55.9				55.9	66.3	66.3	57.4	66.2				64.3	72.1	64.8	54.4	48.7				60.8	97.2			97.2		$21,938	$20,824	$1,114
Thomas Russell Middle	Public	7-8	1500 Escuela Pkwy.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2864	761	33	23.1	38.8%	40 (5.3%)	15 (2.0%)	132 (17.3%)	526 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.0%)	95	157^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.3%		96.7	102^nd of 2783 public middle schools	96.3%	55																						61.4			61.4					76.9	76.9		76.9					69.3	67.4		68.4						$22,030	$20,954	$1,076
Mabel Mattos Elementary	Public	K-6	1750 McCandless Dr.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2852	746	31	24.4	15.1%	46 (6.2%)	9 (1.2%)	43 (5.8%)	592 (79.4%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.6%)	95.7	265^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.5%		94.9	352^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	94.0%	87																					72.3				72.3	71.4	76.0	81.9	76.5				76.3	81.0	83.3	77.7	79.0				80.3						$17,063	$16,038	$1,025
Milpitas Middle College High	Public	9-12	1450 Escuela Pkwy.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 947-5355	55	3	17.3	41.8%	3 (5.5%)	1 (1.8%)	23 (41.8%)	24 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	3 (5.5%)	88.3	236^th of 2162 public high schools	89.1%		87.6	267^th of 2159 public high schools	87.6%	31																							52.2		52.2							73.9	73.9							47.8	47.8						$40,632	$39,490	$1,142

Cities Near Milpitas

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
San Jose	1.92 mi	277	430^th
Fremont	3.63 mi	47	142^nd
Santa Clara	4.23 mi	24	234^th
Alviso	4.38 mi	1	225^th
Sunnyvale	6.27 mi	20	177^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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