Summary
Harvest Park Middle serves 1,015 students in grades 6–8 in Pleasanton, part of Pleasanton Unified. Its clearest strength is broad academic performance: in 2025–2026, proficiency was 84% in English, 81% in math, and 73% in science, with results above both state and district levels in every subject.
Math and science stand out most against nearby schools: Harvest Park ranked second among 11 schools in each, with results 11 and 10 percentage points above nearby-school averages. English proficiency was 7 points above the local average and ranked fourth of 11. Compared with California, the school was ahead by 34 points in English, 42 in math, and 37 in science; compared with Pleasanton Unified, its advantages were 6, 6, and 9 points, respectively. Seventh-grade English is a relative comparison point: five nearby schools scored higher, although Harvest Park remained above district and state results. Chronic absenteeism was also low at 4%, compared with 8% districtwide and 18% statewide.
Science has improved steadily, rising 13 percentage points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026; English and math gained 3 and 1 points overall but have eased from their 2024–2025 peaks. Harvest Park ranks 50th of 2,703 statewide and is rated five stars by SchoolDigger, placing third among the 11 nearby schools. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 22.4, and 6% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year—the lowest reported share among the supplied nearby schools; these are context, not explanations for achievement. SchoolDigger’s group-specific standing was lower for Multi-racial students (69th percentile) than for the school overall (98th), while its standing for Special Education Students rose from the 77th to the 91st percentile between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026.
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