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Georgina P. Blach Junior High

Public Grades 7-8

15^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 99% of California middle schools

Summary

Georgina P. Blach Junior High is a top-ranked public middle school serving 388 students in grades 7-8 within the highly-regarded Los Altos Elementary school district in California.

The school consistently achieves elite academic results, ranking in the 99th percentile statewide, with over 90% of students proficient in mathematics and 83% in science. It stands out for its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 3.3% and for maintaining high performance across all student groups, including students in special education. Notably, the school achieves these outcomes with a lower per-student spending than some neighboring schools, suggesting highly effective use of resources.

When compared to nearby schools, Blach often leads in key areas. It has a significant advantage in math proficiency over its sister school, Ardis G. Egan Junior High, and a lower absenteeism rate than peers like Ellen Fletcher Middle. Furthermore, Blach shows a smaller decline in math scores between 7th and 8th grade than many area schools, indicating strong curriculum support. Its performance places it at the forefront of a concentrated cluster of high-achieving middle schools in the Los Altos, Palo Alto, and Cupertino corridor.

388

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,635

Per pupil spending ?

4.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1120 Covington Rd.
Los Altos, CA 94024-5005

(650) 934-3800

District: Los Altos Elementary

Students who attend Georgina P. Blach Junior High usually attend:

High:

Mountain View High

Feeder schools for Georgina P. Blach Junior High:

Elementary:	Covington Elementary
	Loyola Elementary
	Oak Avenue Elementary
	Springer Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

42.5%

White:

35.8%

Two or more races:

14.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 91st percentile in 2013 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (88% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school88%

District avg85%

California avg41%

15^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Los Altos Elementary

21^st of 1,543Los Altos 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	99.1	15 of 2761	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	16 of 2783	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	18 of 2781	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.3	12 of 2740	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	17 of 2715	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	14 of 2480	99.4%	★★★★★
2017	98.6	21 of 2508	99.2%	★★★★★
2016	98.0	16 of 2497	99.4%	★★★★★
2015	97.7	30 of 2477	98.8%	★★★★★
2013	84.4	209 of 2379	91.2%	★★★★★
2012	85.8	177 of 2259	92.2%	★★★★★
2011	95.0	19 of 2236	99.2%	★★★★★
2010	94.4	22 of 2179	99.0%	★★★★★
2009	85.2	190 of 2063	90.8%	★★★★★
2008	94.9	30 of 2005	98.5%	★★★★★
2007	96.7	21 of 1999	98.9%	★★★★★
2006	96.0	23 of 1804	98.7%	★★★★★
2005	99.1	2 of 1777	99.9%	★★★★★
2004	99.5	2 of 1769	99.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	16 of 739	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	17 of 743	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	18 of 715	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	13 of 733	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	14 of 745	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	8 of 700	98.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	99.3	13 of 1531	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	24 of 1491	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	22 of 1369	98.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	15 of 2533	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	13 of 2551	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.8	18 of 2531	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	16 of 2509	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	30 of 2380	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	29 of 2262	98.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	35 of 2395	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	192 of 2388	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	89 of 2374	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	129 of 2213	94.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	12 of 2534	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	17 of 2552	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	17 of 2538	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	12 of 2527	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	16 of 2407	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	9 of 2273	99.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	8 of 726	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	8 of 701	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	33 of 677	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	17 of 665	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.0	12 of 554	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	3 of 462	99.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.1	13 of 1566	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	32 of 1552	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	17 of 1531	98.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	8 of 1520	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	14 of 1537	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	7 of 1543	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	11 of 1555	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	24 of 1602	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	22 of 1496	98.5%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)99th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)98th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics91%+53 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy88%+39 vs state

Science84%+51 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Georgina P. Blach Junior High	Public	7-8	1120 Covington Rd.	Los Altos	94024	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 934-3800	388	22	17.5	4.4%	139 (35.8%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.7%)	165 (42.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (14.7%)	99.1	15^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.5%		99.1	16^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.4%	1																	83.5	83.5		89.8	86.5	88.1		92.0	89.6	90.8	$25,635	$395	$25,240
Isaac Newton Graham Middle	Public	6-8	1175 Castro St.	Mountain View	94040	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 965-9292	860	49	17.5	26.3%	203 (23.6%)	5 (0.6%)	338 (39.3%)	204 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	107 (12.4%)	84.4	383^rd of 2761 public middle schools	86.1%		83.3	412^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.2%	29																	54.5	54.5	62.5	63.1	60.5	62.0	56.4	57.5	58.3	57.4	$25,440	$1,527	$23,913
Sunnyvale Middle	Public	6-8	1080 Mango Ave.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Sunnyvale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-8288	1,053	54	19.4	16.8%	271 (25.7%)	16 (1.5%)	283 (26.9%)	372 (35.3%)	11 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	98 (9.3%)	88.8	295^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.3%		86.4	359^th of 2783 public middle schools	87.1%	64																	64.2	64.2	63.6	65.3	67.9	65.6	61.8	61.3	61.5	61.5	$22,356	$1,157	$21,199
Cupertino Middle	Public	6-8	1650 South Bernardo Ave.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 245-0303	1,067	59	18.0	20.9%	261 (24.5%)	8 (0.7%)	127 (11.9%)	582 (54.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (8.1%)	97.2	74^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.3%		98.1	45^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.4%	29																	77.8	77.8	76.1	79.0	85.5	80.4	71.8	78.4	81.6	77.5	$19,029	$334	$18,695
Ardis G. Egan Junior High	Public	7-8	100 West Portola Ave.	Los Altos	94022	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 917-2200	517	23	22.5	10.1%	197 (38.1%)	4 (0.8%)	65 (12.6%)	195 (37.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.8%)	98.7	22^nd of 2761 public middle schools	99.2%		98.5	30^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.9%	8																	76.1	76.1		89.1	85.9	87.6		84.3	77.0	80.8	$23,344	$386	$22,958
Crittenden Middle	Public	6-8	1701 Rock St.	Mountain View	94043	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 903-6945	616	35	17.5	23.7%	156 (25.3%)	11 (1.8%)	243 (39.4%)	127 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	76 (12.3%)	84.8	374^th of 2761 public middle schools	86.5%		84.7	388^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.1%	14																	54.0	54.0	64.3	65.1	66.4	65.2	51.0	54.1	58.8	54.7	$27,599	$1,636	$25,963
Ellen Fletcher Middle	Public	6-8	655 Arastradero Rd.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-9810	572	41	13.9	13.6%	145 (25.3%)	12 (2.1%)	103 (18.0%)	236 (41.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (12.9%)	98.4	32^nd of 2761 public middle schools	98.8%		98.5	31^st of 2783 public middle schools	98.9%	1																	71.1	71.1	84.4	90.3	88.2	87.8	80.2	81.2	73.3	78.1	$33,846	$981	$32,865
Sam H. Lawson Middle	Public	6-8	10401 Vista Dr.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 255-7500	841	44	19.3	15.2%	52 (6.2%)	6 (0.7%)	31 (3.7%)	703 (83.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.5%)	98.9	18^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.3%		99.1	15^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.5%	3																	85.3	85.3	84.1	86.8	90.1	87.0	85.5	88.4	91.4	88.4	$18,636	$570	$18,066
Columbia Middle	Public	6-8	739 Morse Ave.	Sunnyvale	94085	Santa Clara County	Sunnyvale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-8247	697	41	16.9	30.3%	107 (15.4%)	6 (0.9%)	376 (53.9%)	122 (17.5%)	20 (2.9%)	14 (2.0%)	50 (7.2%)	42.4	1412^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.9%		39.5	1480^th of 2783 public middle schools	46.8%	68	12.5	11.8	9.8	11.2	15.6	17.7	22.0	18.7	18.8	17.7	7.3	14.0	12.5	8.8	17.1	13.1	27.2	27.2	40.0	41.0	36.5	39.2	31.6	34.5	30.0	32.1	$24,718	$1,708	$23,010
John F. Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	821 Bubb Rd.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 253-1525	880	41	21.4	15.7%	85 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (4.3%)	698 (79.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	52 (5.9%)	99.3	9^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.7%		99.5	8^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.7%	1																	79.1	79.1	92.0	91.8	89.5	91.0	90.3	91.3	90.5	90.7	$17,285	$256	$17,029

Frequently Asked Questions about Georgina P. Blach Junior High

Is Georgina P. Blach Junior High a good school?

Yes! Georgina P. Blach Junior High is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 15^th of 2761 California middle schools.

How many students attend Georgina P. Blach Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Georgina P. Blach Junior High.

What high school do graduates of Georgina P. Blach Junior High attend?

Students who attend Georgina P. Blach Junior High usually go on to attend Mountain View High

What is the racial makeup of Georgina P. Blach Junior High?

Students at Georgina P. Blach Junior High are 43% Asian, 36% White, 15% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What district is Georgina P. Blach Junior High in?

Los Altos Elementary

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