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Piedmont Middle

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Piedmont Middle ranks 641 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

641^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 77% of California middle schools

Summary

Piedmont Middle is a public middle school serving 591 students in grades 6-8 within the well-regarded Berryessa Union Elementary district in San Jose, a school that has shown steady improvement to become a solidly performing 4-star school ranked in the 77th percentile statewide.

While Piedmont is a good school overall, it consistently performs below the average for its own district in core subjects, especially in mathematics where there is a notable gap. Interestingly, other schools in the same district, like Sierramont Middle, achieve higher academic results. However, Piedmont excels in an important area: getting kids to school. Its chronic absenteeism rate is significantly better than the state average and compares favorably to even some higher-performing schools like Rancho Milpitas Middle, suggesting strong systems for student support and engagement.

The school's context is revealing; being in the Berryessa Union Elementary district matters, as nearby schools in the Alum Rock Union Elementary district face much greater challenges. Comparisons with local charter schools are mixed: KIPP Heartwood Academy achieves exceptional results with a high-need population, while others like ACE Empower Academy struggle. For parents, Piedmont represents a stable, improving choice in a strong district, with clear opportunities to learn from the success of its top-performing district peers to boost academic outcomes further.

591

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,069

Per pupil spending ?

34%

Free/discounted lunch ?

955 Piedmont Rd.
San Jose, CA 95132-2820

(408) 923-1945

District: Berryessa Union Elementary

Students who attend Piedmont Middle usually attend:

High:

Piedmont Hills High

Feeder schools for Piedmont Middle:

Elementary:	Noble Elementary
	Summerdale Elementary
	Toyon Elementary
	Vinci Park Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

53.3%

Hispanic:

34.9%

Two or more races:

6.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2013 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 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 school50%

District avg59%

California avg41%

641^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Berryessa Union Elementary

249^th of 1,543Berryessa Union 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	71.7	641 of 2761	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	676 of 2783	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	678 of 2781	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	576 of 2740	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	61.1	888 of 2715	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	748 of 2480	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.6	761 of 2508	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.0	730 of 2497	70.8%	★★★★☆
2015	61.4	840 of 2477	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.3	1033 of 2379	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.4	1012 of 2259	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.0	759 of 2236	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.1	764 of 2179	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.2	815 of 2063	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.9	570 of 2005	71.6%	★★★★☆
2007	63.5	613 of 1999	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.6	507 of 1804	71.9%	★★★★☆
2005	69.4	452 of 1777	74.6%	★★★★☆
2004	70.0	427 of 1769	75.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	423 of 739	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	453 of 743	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	430 of 715	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	414 of 733	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	461 of 745	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	425 of 700	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	51.5	541 of 1531	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.8	1336 of 1491	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	843 of 1369	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.8	282 of 1478	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	184 of 1521	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	119 of 1540	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	51.2	408 of 1442	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	62.7	273 of 1364	80.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	596 of 2533	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	692 of 2551	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.0	735 of 2531	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	586 of 2509	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.6	866 of 2380	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	738 of 2262	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	1198 of 2395	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	1282 of 2388	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	1142 of 2374	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	1201 of 2359	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	1726 of 2213	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	1444 of 2072	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	698 of 2542	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	55.8	858 of 2579	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	860 of 2531	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.7	538 of 2458	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	51.5	975 of 2369	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	630 of 2230	71.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	657 of 2534	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	588 of 2552	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	552 of 2538	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	487 of 2527	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	60.9	781 of 2407	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	678 of 2273	70.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	238 of 726	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.7	181 of 701	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	42.5	390 of 665	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	406 of 554	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	319 of 462	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	494 of 1566	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	559 of 1552	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.6	864 of 1531	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	234 of 1520	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	426 of 1537	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	54.6	662 of 1543	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.3	180 of 1555	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	33.3	1085 of 1602	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1173 of 1496	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)85th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)81st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)74th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)67th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)65th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2025)43rd percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+14 vs state

Mathematics41%+4 vs state

Science39%+7 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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 All Grades	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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Piedmont Middle	Public	6-8	955 Piedmont Rd.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1945	591	26	22.7	34.0%	21 (3.6%)	7 (1.2%)	206 (34.9%)	315 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	38 (6.4%)	71.7	641^st of 2761 public middle schools	76.8%		70.7	676^th of 2783 public middle schools	75.7%	35		39.5	39.5		61.7	65.1	61.6	62.8		39.6	45.1	37.7	40.8	$19,069	$17,832	$1,237
Sierramont Middle	Public	6-8	3155 Kimlee Dr.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1955	742	31	23.9	24.8%	36 (4.9%)	5 (0.7%)	151 (20.4%)	514 (69.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.4%)	91.4	243^rd of 2761 public middle schools	91.2%		91.9	231^st of 2783 public middle schools	91.7%	12		58.9	58.9		69.8	73.7	72.5	72.0		60.6	63.2	61.9	61.9	$18,333	$17,304	$1,029
William Sheppard Middle	Public	6-8	480 Rough and Ready Rd.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8800	451	26	17.3	71.4%	9 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	269 (59.6%)	157 (34.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.8%)	25.9	1957^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.1%		23	2127^th of 2783 public middle schools	23.6%	170		19.1	19.1		32.1	30.8	35.8	32.9		22.1	17.5	20.4	19.9	$21,443	$20,252	$1,191
Morrill Middle	Public	6-8	1970 Morrill Ave.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1930	665	32	21.0	34.9%	27 (4.1%)	10 (1.5%)	208 (31.3%)	398 (59.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.9%)	74	602^nd of 2761 public middle schools	78.2%		79.3	491^st of 2783 public middle schools	82.4%	111		39.4	39.4		60.9	65.0	59.7	61.8		45.5	51.0	39.3	45.0	$16,872	$15,682	$1,190
Joseph George Middle	Public	6-8	277 Mahoney Dr.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7600	384	22	17.5	82.6%	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	326 (84.9%)	40 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	10.2	2605^th of 2761 public middle schools	5.7%		15	2480^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.9%	125		9.9	9.9		22.4	19.1	14.4	18.3		10.7	5.6	5.7	7.3	$20,891	$19,592	$1,299
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
Renaissance at Mathson	Public	6-8	2050 Kammerer Ave.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-6800	326	21	15.7	84.4%	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	270 (82.8%)	43 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	21.4	2172^nd of 2761 public middle schools	21.3%		19.8	2268^th of 2783 public middle schools	18.5%	96		21.2	21.2		25.0	26.0	33.7	28.2		9.4	18.5	19.1	15.6	$20,461	$19,358	$1,103
ACE Empower Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	625 South Sunset Ave.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	ACE Empower Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 729-3920	189	8	23.5	93.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	183 (96.8%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.2	2640^th of 2761 public middle schools	4.4%		10.8	2640^th of 2783 public middle schools	5.1%		5.9	3.9	4.4	11.8	5.7	13.4	17.7	12.2	11.8	11.3	10.5	11.8	11.2
ACE Inspire Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1155 East Julian St.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	ACE Inspire Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 295-6008	205	8	25.0	86.8%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	199 (97.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	19	2270^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.8%		14.3	2498^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.2%	228	7.1	12.7	11.7	14.3	11.3	16.7	25.4	17.6	7.1	30.7	9.3	22.2	20.2
Sunrise Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	1149 East Julian St.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Sunrise Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 659-4785	301	14	20.8	85.7%	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	266 (88.4%)	9 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	40.4	1485^th of 2761 public middle schools	46.2%		33.9	1676^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.8%	191	0.0	16.7	14.7		25.0	47.8	31.5	34.8	25.0	32.3	40.0	37.1	36.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Piedmont Middle

What district is Piedmont Middle in?

Berryessa Union Elementary

What high school do graduates of Piedmont Middle attend?

Students who attend Piedmont Middle usually go on to attend Piedmont Hills High

What is the racial makeup of Piedmont Middle?

Students at Piedmont Middle are 53% Asian, 35% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% White, 1% African American.

Is Piedmont Middle a good school?

Piedmont Middle ranks 641^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Piedmont Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 591 students attended Piedmont Middle.

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