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Pleasanton Middle

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Pleasanton Middle ranks 284 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

284^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 90% of California middle schools

Summary

Pleasanton Middle is a public school serving 944 students in grades 6-8 within the high-performing Pleasanton Unified district, consistently ranking in the top 10% of all California middle schools.

While its statewide academic scores are strong, a key insight is that it performs below its two district counterparts, Harvest Park Middle and Thomas S. Hart Middle, with a notable 13-17 point gap in proficiency for English, Math, and Science. This is part of a gradual, multi-year decline in its statewide ranking position. Interestingly, the school spends more per student than these higher-performing peers and other nearby schools like William Hopkins Middle and Eleanor Murray Fallon, raising questions about how effectively its resources are being used.

The school's effectiveness varies significantly for different student groups; it shows particular strength in serving Special Education students but is less effective with economically disadvantaged students, a population that has been growing at the school. Performance also dips in 8th-grade math and science. Despite these internal challenges, Pleasanton Middle maintains very low chronic absenteeism and remains a high-quality school, though it appears as the comparatively weaker option within its own exceptional district.

944

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,714

Per pupil spending ?

14.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5001 Case Ave.
Pleasanton, CA 94566-1171

(925) 426-4390

District: Pleasanton Unified

Students who attend Pleasanton Middle usually attend:

High:

Foothill High

Feeder schools for Pleasanton Middle:

Elementary:	Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary
	Valley View Elementary
	Vintage Hills Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

43.0%

White:

27.8%

Hispanic:

19.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2013 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (64% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of California middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg73%

California avg41%

284^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	89.7	284 of 2761	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	92.7	213 of 2783	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	208 of 2781	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	165 of 2740	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	180 of 2715	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	107 of 2480	95.7%	★★★★★
2017	96.2	79 of 2508	96.9%	★★★★★
2016	95.3	90 of 2497	96.4%	★★★★★
2015	96.2	75 of 2477	97.0%	★★★★★
2013	87.7	130 of 2379	94.5%	★★★★★
2012	81.4	268 of 2259	88.1%	★★★★☆
2011	83.1	231 of 2236	89.7%	★★★★☆
2010	88.9	116 of 2179	94.7%	★★★★★
2009	88.9	126 of 2063	93.9%	★★★★★
2008	90.7	94 of 2005	95.3%	★★★★★
2007	90.4	112 of 1999	94.4%	★★★★★
2006	88.4	147 of 1804	91.9%	★★★★★
2005	85.6	185 of 1777	89.6%	★★★★☆
2004	89.8	122 of 1769	93.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	170 of 739	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	166 of 743	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	95 of 715	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	119 of 733	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	54 of 745	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	31 of 700	95.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	75.5	224 of 1531	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	131 of 1491	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.1	112 of 1369	91.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.1	536 of 1478	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	443 of 1521	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	270 of 1540	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	92.9	47 of 1442	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	97 of 1364	92.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	274 of 2533	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	92.7	191 of 2551	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	142 of 2531	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	107 of 2509	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	147 of 2380	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	82 of 2262	96.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	1065 of 2395	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	930 of 2388	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	899 of 2374	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	616 of 2359	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	314 of 2213	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.2	179 of 2072	91.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	1406 of 2542	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	1594 of 2579	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1622 of 2531	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	1017 of 2458	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.2	409 of 2369	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	465 of 2230	79.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	281 of 2534	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	91.0	230 of 2552	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	284 of 2538	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	91.1	219 of 2527	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	185 of 2407	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	120 of 2273	94.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	236 of 726	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	231 of 701	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	256 of 677	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.3	147 of 665	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	141 of 554	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	95 of 462	79.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	245 of 1566	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	332 of 1552	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	393 of 1531	74.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	570 of 1520	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.5	454 of 1537	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	427 of 1543	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	332 of 1555	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	392 of 1602	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	226 of 1496	84.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)85th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)77th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)67th percentile-22 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile-29 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile-34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy69%+20 vs state

Mathematics64%+27 vs state

Science52%+19 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 (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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
East Avenue Middle	Public	6-8	3951 East Ave.	Livermore	94550	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4711	581	26	22.4	25.8%	243 (41.8%)	14 (2.4%)	188 (32.4%)	74 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.3%)	72.1	638^th of 2761 public middle schools	76.9%		68.3	716^th of 2783 public middle schools	74.3%	78	45.1	45.1	53.8	66.7	64.9	61.6	38.2	45.4	39.6	40.9	$20,917	$20,644	$273
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasanton Middle

How many students attend Pleasanton Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 944 students attended Pleasanton Middle.

What district is Pleasanton Middle in?

Pleasanton Unified

What is the racial makeup of Pleasanton Middle?

Students at Pleasanton Middle are 43% Asian, 28% White, 19% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Pleasanton Middle a good school?

Pleasanton Middle ranks 284^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Pleasanton Middle attend?

Students who attend Pleasanton Middle usually go on to attend Foothill High

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