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Rancho Milpitas Middle

Public Grades 7-8

257^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 91% of California middle schools

Summary

Rancho Milpitas Middle is a consistently high-performing public school for grades 7-8 in the strong Milpitas Unified district, serving about 693 students with academic results that significantly outpace state averages.

The school shines in its support for specific student groups, with exceptional results for English Language Learners and students in Special Education, and it achieves these strong outcomes while serving a diverse student body. While its English scores are excellent, mathematics performance is a relative area for improvement, as it trails the district average and lags behind nearby high-performers like Thomas Russell Middle in the same district and Sierramont Middle in the Berryessa Union Elementary district. The school also has a higher rate of chronic student absences than the district average, which is an area the school may be working to address.

Rancho Milpitas Middle's performance is stable and efficient, maintaining top-tier rankings for over a decade. Its success stands in stark contrast to some schools in neighboring districts, such as the struggling Joseph George Middle in Alum Rock Union Elementary, highlighting how district resources can impact outcomes. Overall, it is a school that delivers excellent and equitable education within a supportive district framework.

693

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,850

Per pupil spending ?

43.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1915 Yellowstone Ave.
Milpitas, CA 95035-6992

(408) 635-2656

District: Milpitas Unified

Students who attend Rancho Milpitas Middle usually attend:

High:

Milpitas High

Feeder schools for Rancho Milpitas Middle:

Elementary:	Alexander Rose Elementary
	John Sinnott Elementary
	Mabel Mattos Elementary
	Pearl Zanker Elementary
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	Robert Randall World Languages

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

61.3%

Hispanic:

24.2%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2013 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 9% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg66%

California avg41%

257^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Milpitas Unified

223^rd of 1,543Milpitas 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	257 of 2761	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	236 of 2783	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	297 of 2781	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	91.7	227 of 2740	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	85.4	361 of 2715	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	287 of 2480	88.4%	★★★★☆
2017	86.0	334 of 2508	86.7%	★★★★☆
2016	81.5	415 of 2497	83.4%	★★★★☆
2015	79.8	431 of 2477	82.6%	★★★★☆
2013	69.1	625 of 2379	73.7%	★★★★☆
2012	75.5	416 of 2259	81.6%	★★★★☆
2011	76.1	385 of 2236	82.8%	★★★★☆
2010	71.7	510 of 2179	76.6%	★★★★☆
2009	69.3	534 of 2063	74.1%	★★★★☆
2008	64.1	617 of 2005	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.0	620 of 1999	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.5	586 of 1804	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.1	599 of 1777	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.6	473 of 1769	73.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	175 of 739	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	200 of 743	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	225 of 715	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.5	137 of 733	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	207 of 745	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	147 of 700	79.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	58.6	427 of 1531	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	59.9	398 of 1491	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	292 of 1369	78.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	71.9	142 of 1478	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	78.5	117 of 1521	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	83.4	94 of 1540	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	64 of 1442	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	63 of 1364	95.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	262 of 2533	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	90.9	222 of 2551	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	300 of 2531	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	90.4	226 of 2509	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.6	305 of 2380	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	276 of 2262	87.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	988 of 2395	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	891 of 2388	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	1138 of 2374	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	891 of 2359	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	1029 of 2213	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	552 of 2072	73.4%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	88.7	18 of 394	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	60.6	91 of 320	71.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	267 of 2542	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	245 of 2579	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	81.1	309 of 2531	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	220 of 2458	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	75.6	387 of 2369	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	335 of 2230	85.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	238 of 2534	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	235 of 2552	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	269 of 2538	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	91.2	217 of 2527	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	82.4	379 of 2407	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	87.3	280 of 2273	87.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	296 of 726	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.1	216 of 701	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.7	153 of 677	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	155 of 665	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	40.1	357 of 554	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	314 of 462	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	120 of 1566	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	68.7	298 of 1552	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	304 of 1531	80.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	1128 of 1520	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	69.5	440 of 1537	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	288 of 1543	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	354 of 1555	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	415 of 1602	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	60.4	597 of 1496	60.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)95th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)76th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)72nd percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)59th percentile-31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile-32 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-65 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy74%+25 vs state

Mathematics59%+21 vs state

Science55%+22 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
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
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
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
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
Thomas Russell Middle	Public	7-8	1500 Escuela Pkwy.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2864	761	33	23.1	38.8%	40 (5.3%)	15 (2.0%)	132 (17.3%)	526 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.0%)	95	157^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.3%		96.7	102^nd of 2783 public middle schools	96.3%	55		61.4	61.4			76.9	76.9	76.9			69.3	67.4	68.4	$22,030	$20,954	$1,076
Dolores Huerta Middle	Public	6-8	3556 Zanker Rd.	San Jose	95134	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-2000	571	29	19.6	37.0%	57 (10.0%)	16 (2.8%)	280 (49.0%)	179 (31.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (6.0%)	52.7	1108^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.9%		53.4	1061^st of 2783 public middle schools	61.9%	47		35.6	35.6		60.2	42.2	44.2	48.6		36.2	32.5	28.7	32.4	$38,590	$38,454	$136
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
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
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 Rancho Milpitas Middle

Is Rancho Milpitas Middle a good school?

Yes. Rancho Milpitas Middle ranks in the top 9.3% of California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Rancho Milpitas Middle attend?

Students who attend Rancho Milpitas Middle usually go on to attend Milpitas High

What district is Rancho Milpitas Middle in?

Milpitas Unified

How many students attend Rancho Milpitas Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 693 students attended Rancho Milpitas Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Rancho Milpitas Middle?

Students at Rancho Milpitas Middle are 61% Asian, 24% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% White, 3% African American.

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