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Monroe Middle

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

2188^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 19% of California middle schools

Summary

Monroe Middle serves 677 students in grades 6–8 in San Jose, where nine nearby middle schools offer a useful comparison. Its 2025–2026 proficiency rates were 27% in English language arts (ELA), 17% in math and 25% in science; statewide rates were 49%, 38% and 36%, respectively. The most important finding is that achievement is low across all three subjects, not just in one area.

Compared with nearby schools, Monroe had the lowest ELA and math rates and the second-lowest science rate. The nearby-school averages were 59% in ELA, 53% in math and 52% in science, putting Monroe 32, 36 and 27 percentage points below those averages. Science is its strongest subject relative to nearby schools, while math is the weakest compared with the district and peers. Within Monroe, grade 7 ELA is a relative bright spot: 32% of students were proficient, more than in grades 6 or 8, though that rate was still 18 points below the state’s grade 7 rate.

Scores have rebounded slightly in the latest year but remain below earlier results: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, Monroe’s rates fell 6 points in ELA, 2 in math and 3 in science, while its gaps with the state widened in all three subjects. SchoolDigger ranked Monroe 2,188th of 2,703 schools, at the 19th percentile with one star, in 2025–2026; Campbell Union ranked at the 64th percentile with three stars. In 2024–2025, 59% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. The 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 18.8, close to the nearby-school average of 19.5. One subgroup result stands out: SchoolDigger’s measure of how well Monroe serves African American students ranked at the 97th percentile in 2024–2025, versus the school’s overall 19th percentile that year. For Special Education Students, the ranking fell from the 43rd percentile in 2024–2025 to the 16th in 2025–2026. Subgroup enrollment counts were not provided, so those rankings are best read with that limitation in mind.

677

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,040

Per pupil spending ?

59.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1055 South Monroe St.
San Jose, CA 95128-3150

(408) 556-0360

District: Campbell Union

Students who attend Monroe Middle usually attend:

High:

Del Mar High

Feeder schools for Monroe Middle:

Elementary:	Blackford Elementary
	Castlemont Elementary
	Lynhaven Elementary
	Sherman Oaks Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.3%

White:

9.3%

Asian:

7.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg49%

California avg42%

2,188^th of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Campbell Union

347^th of 968Campbell Union 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
2026	20.0	2188 of 2703	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	2241 of 2761	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	1938 of 2783	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1697 of 2781	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	1718 of 2740	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	1457 of 2715	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	1337 of 2480	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.6	1322 of 2508	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.4	1474 of 2497	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.1	1331 of 2477	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.5	1254 of 2379	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.5	1006 of 2259	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.1	1067 of 2236	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.6	1120 of 2179	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.1	1226 of 2063	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.4	1078 of 2005	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.2	1058 of 1999	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.1	938 of 1804	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.2	873 of 1777	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	45.0	880 of 1769	50.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	17 of 609	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	74.6	106 of 613	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	57.7	220 of 637	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.4	164 of 643	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	123 of 600	79.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	637 of 769	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.7	650 of 739	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	599 of 743	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.4	474 of 715	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	444 of 733	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	387 of 745	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.6	390 of 700	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.2	888 of 1531	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	878 of 1491	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	519 of 1369	62.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.3	1268 of 1478	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	1030 of 1521	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	1267 of 1540	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	1148 of 1442	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1028 of 1364	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	2180 of 2483	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	2096 of 2533	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	1676 of 2551	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	1530 of 2531	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	1505 of 2509	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	1271 of 2380	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	1196 of 2262	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	2124 of 2325	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	2208 of 2395	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	1952 of 2388	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1741 of 2374	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1741 of 2359	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	1472 of 2213	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	1446 of 2072	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	2194 of 2493	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	2202 of 2542	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	2031 of 2579	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1744 of 2531	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	1503 of 2458	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	1557 of 2369	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	1527 of 2230	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	1859 of 2478	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	2081 of 2534	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	1936 of 2552	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1595 of 2538	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	1711 of 2527	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	1424 of 2407	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	1347 of 2273	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	464 of 734	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.0	598 of 726	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	576 of 701	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	457 of 677	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.1	545 of 665	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.9	260 of 554	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	1339 of 1586	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.6	887 of 1566	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	1034 of 1552	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	706 of 1531	53.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	1054 of 1482	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.1	857 of 1520	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	810 of 1537	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	759 of 1543	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	783 of 1555	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.2	630 of 1602	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	571 of 1496	61.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)97th percentile+78 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)37th percentile+18 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2026)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)14th percentile-16 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Science25%-11 vs state

Mathematics17%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Monroe Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1055 South Monroe St.	San Jose	95128	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 556-0360	677	36	18.8	59.1%	63 (9.3%)	26 (3.8%)	503 (74.3%)	52 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.6%)	20	2188^th of 2703 public middle schools	19.1%		19.7	2241^st of 2761 public middle schools	18.8%	53	25.1	25.1	22.5	32.1	26.9	27.1	15.3	17.2	19.1	17.1	$23,040	$21,994	$1,046
Herbert Hoover Middle	Public	6-8	1635 Park Ave.	San Jose	95126	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6274	910	49	18.5	63.0%	86 (9.5%)	28 (3.1%)	711 (78.1%)	44 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.4%)	28.3	1871^st of 2703 public middle schools	30.8%		32.6	1731^st of 2761 public middle schools	37.3%	140	30.7	30.7	26.0	32.4	34.9	31.1	23.0	26.0	22.2	23.7	$24,387	$22,868	$1,519
Buchser Middle	Public	6-8	1111 Bellomy St.	Santa Clara	95050	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-3000	711	40	17.8	32.2%	144 (20.3%)	21 (3.0%)	356 (50.1%)	121 (17.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	63 (8.9%)	73.2	600^th of 2703 public middle schools	77.8%		65.7	769^th of 2761 public middle schools	72.1%	169	50.7	50.7	63.6	56.9	60.7	60.4	41.5	46.4	45.5	44.4	$38,540	$38,404	$136
Moreland Middle	Public	6-8	4600 Student Ln.	San Jose	95130	Santa Clara County	Moreland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 874-3300	707	41	17.2	38.3%	121 (17.1%)	12 (1.7%)	313 (44.3%)	183 (25.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	70 (9.9%)	72.2	623^rd of 2703 public middle schools	77.0%		75.7	567^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.5%	56	50.5	50.5	50.9	59.1	56.6	55.5	47.2	49.4	47.7	48.1	$24,649	$22,414	$2,235
Price Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2650 New Jersey Ave.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Cambrian	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 377-2532	959	45	21.4	16.7%	297 (31.0%)	18 (1.9%)	302 (31.5%)	209 (21.8%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	126 (13.1%)	90.7	242^nd of 2703 public middle schools	91.0%		89.5	286^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.6%	44	58.9	58.9	70.0	75.9	69.2	71.8	58.9	66.3	63.8	63.1	$17,044	$15,672	$1,372
Willow Glen Middle	Public	6-8	2105 Cottle Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6277	1,180	50	23.7	36.7%	363 (30.8%)	21 (1.8%)	593 (50.3%)	92 (7.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	105 (8.9%)	54.6	1054^th of 2703 public middle schools	61.0%		61.8	859^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.9%	195	39.8	39.8	52.1	46.8	45.4	48.1	43.3	33.6	32.9	36.6	$21,261	$19,880	$1,381
Warren E. Hyde Middle	Public	6-8	19325 Bollinger Rd.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-6290	800	40	19.9	26.3%	93 (11.6%)	3 (0.4%)	95 (11.9%)	550 (68.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.0%)	97.1	73^rd of 2703 public middle schools	97.3%		97.9	54^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.0%	19	68.9	68.9	78.4	82.8	80.6	80.6	83.2	81.7	75.0	80.0	$27,293	$27,070	$223
Joaquin Miller Middle	Public	6-8	6151 Rainbow Dr.	San Jose	95129	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-3755	1,067	51	20.8	13.5%	50 (4.7%)	3 (0.3%)	23 (2.2%)	908 (85.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (7.7%)	98.8	20^th of 2703 public middle schools	99.3%		99.3	11^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.6%	9	85.6	85.6	80.8	90.1	88.1	86.5	87.6	94.0	92.3	91.4	$24,522	$24,370	$152
Juan Cabrillo Middle	Public	6-8	2550 Cabrillo Ave.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-3700	796	46	17.2	26.1%	123 (15.5%)	14 (1.8%)	317 (39.8%)	275 (34.5%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.0%)	55 (6.9%)	66.3	772^nd of 2703 public middle schools	71.4%		75.9	565^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.5%	207	48.4	48.4	49.4	57.6	57.6	55.1	32.8	52.1	38.4	41.3	$35,924	$35,788	$136
Rolling Hills Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1585 More Ave.	Los Gatos	95030	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 364-4235	778	40	19.3	18.9%	246 (31.6%)	26 (3.3%)	187 (24.0%)	232 (29.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	83 (10.7%)	95.3	131^st of 2703 public middle schools	95.2%		95	156^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.3%	25	65.8	65.8	77.4	80.3	75.4	77.6	70.0	74.0	69.8	71.2	$18,817	$18,094	$723

Frequently Asked Questions about Monroe Middle

What high school do graduates of Monroe Middle attend?

Students who attend Monroe Middle usually go on to attend Del Mar High

Is Monroe Middle a good school?

Monroe Middle ranks in the bottom 19.1% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Monroe Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 677 students attended Monroe Middle.

What district is Monroe Middle in?

Campbell Union

What is the racial makeup of Monroe Middle?

Students at Monroe Middle are 74% Hispanic, 9% White, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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