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Raymond J. Fisher Middle

Public Grades 6-8

94^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 97% of California middle schools

Summary

Raymond J. Fisher Middle is a top-ranked public middle school serving 1,015 students in grades 6-8 in the affluent town of Los Gatos, California, and is part of the highly-regarded Los Gatos Union Elementary school district.

The school stands out for its remarkable and consistent academic excellence, ranking in the top 5% of California middle schools for over a decade, with students performing well above state averages in English, math, and science. A key strength is its effectiveness with all students; for example, its English Language Learners and students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds rank in the state's 90th percentile or higher, demonstrating that the school's success is built on strong institutional support, not just community advantages. Furthermore, Raymond J. Fisher Middle maintains a very low chronic absenteeism rate of 6.5%—far better than the state average and nearby schools like John Muir Middle (25.1%) or Castillero Middle (16.7%)—which is a strong indicator of high student engagement.

When compared to other schools, Fisher Middle delivers elite results efficiently, achieving higher academic performance with lower per-student spending than several peers and maintaining a favorable student-teacher ratio. It is part of a notable cluster of exceptional middle schools in the area, including Redwood Middle in Saratoga and Joaquin Miller Middle in Cupertino, yet it distinguishes itself by sustaining this high level of balanced achievement for a large student population, proving its model of excellence is both consistent and scalable.

1,015

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,731

Per pupil spending ?

5.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19195 Fisher Ave.
Los Gatos, CA 95032-4510

(408) 335-2300

District: Los Gatos Union Elementary

Students who attend Raymond J. Fisher Middle usually attend:

High:

Los Gatos High

Feeder schools for Raymond J. Fisher Middle:

Elementary:	Blossom Hill Elementary
	Daves Avenue Elementary
	Lexington Elementary
	Louise Van Meter Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.4%

Asian:

31.7%

Two or more races:

9.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (77% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California middle schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg77%

California avg41%

94^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

46^th of 1,543Los Gatos 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	96.8	94 of 2761	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	77 of 2783	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	114 of 2781	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	126 of 2740	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	41 of 894	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.2	159 of 2715	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	75 of 2480	97.0%	★★★★★
2017	96.1	81 of 2508	96.8%	★★★★★
2016	95.6	83 of 2497	96.7%	★★★★★
2015	94.6	113 of 2477	95.4%	★★★★★
2013	87.4	136 of 2379	94.3%	★★★★★
2012	85.9	171 of 2259	92.4%	★★★★★
2011	87.3	144 of 2236	93.6%	★★★★★
2010	86.6	158 of 2179	92.7%	★★★★★
2009	92.1	64 of 2063	96.9%	★★★★★
2008	92.6	61 of 2005	97.0%	★★★★★
2007	90.9	101 of 1999	94.9%	★★★★★
2006	94.4	53 of 1804	97.1%	★★★★★
2005	94.6	52 of 1777	97.1%	★★★★★
2004	94.4	56 of 1769	96.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	65 of 739	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.7	34 of 743	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	82.1	76 of 715	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	116 of 733	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	172 of 745	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	87 of 700	87.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	87.9	109 of 1531	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	77.4	40 of 354	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	92.2	73 of 1491	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	59 of 1369	95.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	99.1	10 of 1478	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	67 of 1521	95.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	92 of 2533	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	100 of 2551	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	89 of 2531	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	139 of 2509	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	42 of 738	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	169 of 2380	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	88 of 2262	96.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	185 of 2395	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	115 of 2388	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	155 of 2374	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	131 of 2359	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.0	215 of 2213	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	66 of 2072	96.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	210 of 2542	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	220 of 2579	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	85.1	243 of 2531	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	84.3	222 of 2458	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.1	29 of 721	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	76.0	376 of 2369	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.3	201 of 2230	91.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	91 of 2534	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	53 of 2552	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	128 of 2538	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	125 of 2527	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	94.7	43 of 763	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	135 of 2407	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	71 of 2273	96.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	101 of 726	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	82 of 701	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	149 of 677	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	138 of 665	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	134 of 554	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	39 of 462	91.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	106 of 1566	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	89 of 1552	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	89 of 1531	94.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	153 of 1520	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	151 of 1537	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	83.1	186 of 1543	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	210 of 1555	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	261 of 1602	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.6	105 of 1496	93.0%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2024)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)91st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)90th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)86th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy80%+31 vs state

Mathematics75%+38 vs state

Science71%+39 vs state

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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 (2025)	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
Raymond J. Fisher Middle	Public	6-8	19195 Fisher Ave.	Los Gatos	95032	Santa Clara County	Los Gatos Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 335-2300	1,015	55	18.4	5.6%	501 (49.4%)	11 (1.1%)	85 (8.4%)	322 (31.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (9.1%)	96.8	94^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.6%		97.4	77^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.2%	17	71.4	71.4	72.6	85.5	81.1	79.7	75.8	77.8	73.0	75.5	$30,731	$29,880	$851
Union Middle	Public	6-8	2130 Los Gatos-Almaden Rd.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 371-0366	1,068	45	23.9	7.8%	387 (36.2%)	4 (0.4%)	135 (12.6%)	440 (41.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (9.4%)	98.2	38^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.6%		98.6	28^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.0%	10	78.7	78.7	82.7	84.4	82.9	83.4	82.5	83.6	83.0	83.0	$21,100	$19,904	$1,196
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	156^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.3%		94.7	164^th of 2783 public middle schools	94.1%	8	69.8	69.8	80.4	75.6	73.4	76.3	68.1	68.7	66.9	67.9	$18,817	$18,094	$723
Redwood Middle	Public	6-8	13925 Fruitvale Ave.	Saratoga	95070	Santa Clara County	Saratoga Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 867-3042	709	34	20.8	2.5%	131 (18.5%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.8%)	464 (65.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (11.8%)	99.2	13^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.5%		98.9	20^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.3%	7	81.4	81.4	88.9	88.2	89.7	89.0	88.9	92.7	90.9	90.8	$24,171	$23,100	$1,071
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%)	89.5	286^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.6%		88.1	321^st of 2783 public middle schools	88.5%	35	56.8	56.8	70.5	73.2	67.1	70.1	58.6	58.4	59.8	58.9	$17,044	$15,672	$1,372
Dartmouth Middle	Public	6-8	5575 Dartmouth Dr.	San Jose	95118	Santa Clara County	Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 264-1122	903	42	21.6	17.4%	282 (31.2%)	11 (1.2%)	208 (23.0%)	325 (36.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (8.3%)	88.8	297^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.2%		89.7	282^nd of 2783 public middle schools	89.9%	15	54.9	54.9	62.5	69.1	66.6	66.1	64.8	66.5	59.0	63.4	$24,811	$23,048	$1,763
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%)	75.7	567^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.5%		74.4	601^st of 2783 public middle schools	78.4%	34	44.2	44.2	59.1	61.7	58.0	59.6	50.5	47.6	44.9	47.6	$24,649	$22,414	$2,235
Castillero Middle	Public	6-8	6384 Leyland Park Dr.	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6385	865	38	22.8	32.0%	273 (31.6%)	13 (1.5%)	348 (40.2%)	146 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	83 (9.6%)	76.3	556^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.9%		78.9	506^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.8%	50	44.4	44.4	56.1	62.7	56.1	58.2	53.0	53.6	44.3	50.2	$20,485	$19,588	$897
John Muir Middle	Public	6-8	1260 Branham Ln.	San Jose	95118	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6281	722	36	20.0	54.2%	138 (19.1%)	21 (2.9%)	430 (59.6%)	83 (11.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.5%)	48.4	1225^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.6%		45.4	1302^nd of 2783 public middle schools	53.2%	77	33.1	33.1	34.9	42.6	48.5	42.1	32.9	40.7	28.9	34.1	$24,969	$23,346	$1,623
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%)	19.7	2241^st of 2761 public middle schools	18.8%		27.2	1938^th of 2783 public middle schools	30.4%	303	22.1	22.1	26.9	23.0	23.4	24.4	16.1	17.6	15.3	16.3	$23,040	$21,994	$1,046

Frequently Asked Questions about Raymond J. Fisher Middle

What is the racial makeup of Raymond J. Fisher Middle?

Students at Raymond J. Fisher Middle are 49% White, 32% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Raymond J. Fisher Middle attend?

Students who attend Raymond J. Fisher Middle usually go on to attend Los Gatos High

Is Raymond J. Fisher Middle a good school?

Yes! Raymond J. Fisher Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 94^th of 2761 California middle schools.

What district is Raymond J. Fisher Middle in?

Los Gatos Union Elementary

How many students attend Raymond J. Fisher Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,015 students attended Raymond J. Fisher Middle.

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