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Thomas S. Hart Middle

Public Grades 6-8

61^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 98% of California middle schools

Summary

Thomas S. Hart Middle School is a high-performing middle school serving 1,129 students in grades 6-8 within the top-ranked Pleasanton Unified school district, consistently placing in the top 2% of all California middle schools.

The school demonstrates remarkable, long-term excellence, maintaining a 5-star rating and ranking in the 98th percentile for over a decade. It shows balanced strength across all subjects, with particularly high science scores that outpace many nearby elite schools like Eleanor Murray Fallon and Diablo Vista Middle. Hart Middle achieves these results efficiently, with per-student spending that is mid-range compared to other high-performing schools in the area, such as Pleasanton Middle and Wells Middle.

Hart Middle operates within an exceptional cluster of top-tier schools, including Harvest Park Middle and Windemere Ranch Middle. While it sustains strong performance across all grade levels and supports diverse student groups effectively, some data suggests room for improvement in chronic absenteeism rates and support for specific student subgroups to match the performance of its very closest peers.

1,129

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,482

Per pupil spending ?

10%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4433 Willow Rd.
Pleasanton, CA 94588-8520

(925) 426-3102

District: Pleasanton Unified

Students who attend Thomas S. Hart Middle usually attend:

High:

Foothill High

Feeder schools for Thomas S. Hart Middle:

Elementary:	Donlon Elementary
	Fairlands Elementary
	Lydiksen Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

65.0%

White:

19.0%

Hispanic:

8.9%

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At a glance

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

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (79% 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 school79%

District avg73%

California avg41%

61^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Pleasanton Unified

145^th of 1,543Pleasanton 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	97.6	61 of 2761	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	56 of 2783	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	55 of 2781	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	60 of 2740	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	86 of 2715	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	54 of 2480	97.8%	★★★★★
2017	95.9	96 of 2508	96.2%	★★★★★
2016	94.8	107 of 2497	95.7%	★★★★★
2015	95.8	82 of 2477	96.7%	★★★★★
2013	84.1	216 of 2379	90.9%	★★★★★
2012	83.9	214 of 2259	90.5%	★★★★★
2011	82.4	243 of 2236	89.1%	★★★★☆
2010	78.5	341 of 2179	84.4%	★★★★☆
2009	80.7	277 of 2063	86.6%	★★★★☆
2008	85.1	196 of 2005	90.2%	★★★★★
2007	84.9	217 of 1999	89.1%	★★★★☆
2006	83.1	239 of 1804	86.8%	★★★★☆
2005	82.9	241 of 1777	86.4%	★★★★☆
2004	82.5	242 of 1769	86.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	60 of 739	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	82.9	73 of 743	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	81.2	87 of 715	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	71 of 733	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	80.3	96 of 745	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	77 of 700	89.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	93.9	58 of 1531	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	80.0	189 of 1491	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.0	113 of 1369	91.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	88.0	66 of 1521	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	56 of 1540	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	27 of 1442	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	100.0	3 of 1364	99.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	47 of 2533	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	48 of 2551	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	66 of 2531	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	89 of 2509	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	52 of 2380	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	75 of 2262	96.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	616 of 2395	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	45.8	1108 of 2388	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	485 of 2374	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	438 of 2359	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	90.2	126 of 2213	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	88 of 2072	95.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	712 of 2542	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	616 of 2579	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	473 of 2531	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	248 of 2458	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	156 of 2369	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	98 of 2230	95.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	79 of 2534	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	65 of 2552	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	50 of 2538	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	43 of 2527	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	100 of 2407	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	54 of 2273	97.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	178 of 726	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	153 of 701	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	124 of 677	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	166 of 665	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	167 of 554	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	135 of 462	70.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	567 of 1566	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.1	258 of 1552	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	176 of 1531	88.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	270 of 1520	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	234 of 1537	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	209 of 1543	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	228 of 1555	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	275 of 1602	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	183 of 1496	87.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)96th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)96th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)92nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)75th percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile-24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy82%+33 vs state

Mathematics77%+40 vs state

Science74%+41 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Used to be good when Mrs. Condi was the principal. It has gone downhill since. May of the good teachers retired and they seem to have a lot of turnover. Too much politics in this school. 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 (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	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
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	$16,482	$16,256	$226
Harvest Park Middle	Public	6-8	4900 Valley Ave.	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4444	1,015	45	22.4	6.1%	259 (25.5%)	12 (1.2%)	53 (5.2%)	626 (61.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (6.2%)	98.2	39^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.6%		98.5	29^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.0%	10	69.4	69.4	83.0	89.7	83.0	85.2	79.2	86.4	79.8	81.7	$17,000	$16,774	$226
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	$20,708	$19,380	$1,328
Pleasanton Middle	Public	6-8	5001 Case Ave.	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4390	944	44	21.3	14.7%	262 (27.8%)	21 (2.2%)	183 (19.4%)	406 (43.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	66 (7.0%)	89.7	284^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.7%		92.7	213^th of 2783 public middle schools	92.3%	71	51.8	51.8	68.4	74.3	63.7	68.7	68.4	66.6	58.7	64.3	$17,714	$17,380	$334
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	$18,569	$17,920	$649
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	$16,533	$16,360	$173
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	$16,794	$16,682	$112
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	$18,825	$18,662	$163
William Mendenhall Middle	Public	6-8	1701 El Padro Dr.	Livermore	94550	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4731	876	36	24.1	6.7%	416 (47.5%)	4 (0.5%)	164 (18.7%)	205 (23.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (9.6%)	85.8	354^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.2%		86.9	346^th of 2783 public middle schools	87.6%	8	56.4	56.4	70.0	74.8	57.6	67.4	56.3	60.7	48.6	55.1	$17,387	$17,124	$263
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	$18,387	$18,164	$223

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas S. Hart Middle

What is the racial makeup of Thomas S. Hart Middle?

Students at Thomas S. Hart Middle are 65% Asian, 19% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Thomas S. Hart Middle attend?

Students who attend Thomas S. Hart Middle usually go on to attend Foothill High

Is Thomas S. Hart Middle a good school?

Yes! Thomas S. Hart Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 61^st of 2761 California middle schools.

What district is Thomas S. Hart Middle in?

Pleasanton Unified

How many students attend Thomas S. Hart Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,129 students attended Thomas S. Hart Middle.

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