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Thomas Russell Middle

Public Grades 7-8

157^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 94% of California middle schools

Summary

Thomas Russell Middle is a consistently high-performing 7th-8th grade school serving 761 students in the Milpitas Unified district, ranking in the top 6% of all California middle schools.

The school excels academically, with student proficiency significantly above state and district averages, especially in mathematics and science. It stands out for its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 9.2%, far better than the state average and nearby schools like Rancho Milpitas Middle and Dolores Huerta Middle. A key strength is its effective support for all students, including those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, achieving these strong results with efficient per-student spending.

While some schools in more affluent areas, like William Hopkins Middle in Fremont Unified, show higher overall test scores, Thomas Russell Middle demonstrates remarkable progress and value by helping its diverse student population achieve at high levels. The school has shown impressive improvement over the past decade, though recent data suggests a need to focus on supporting specific student subgroups to ensure continued growth for everyone.

761

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,625

Per pupil spending ?

38.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 Escuela Pkwy.
Milpitas, CA 95035-3220

(408) 635-2864

District: Milpitas Unified

Students who attend Thomas Russell Middle usually attend:

High:

Milpitas High

Feeder schools for Thomas Russell Middle:

Elementary:	Anthony Spangler Elementary
	Curtner Elementary
	Joseph Weller Elementary
	Marshall Pomeroy Elementary
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	William Burnett Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

69.1%

Hispanic:

17.3%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2013 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (70% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 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 school70%

District avg66%

California avg41%

157^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	157 of 2761	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	102 of 2783	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	92 of 2781	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	135 of 2740	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	103 of 2715	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	123 of 2480	95.0%	★★★★★
2017	94.0	150 of 2508	94.0%	★★★★★
2016	90.8	211 of 2497	91.5%	★★★★★
2015	87.2	290 of 2477	88.3%	★★★★☆
2013	68.7	632 of 2379	73.4%	★★★★☆
2012	71.3	539 of 2259	76.1%	★★★★☆
2011	81.3	273 of 2236	87.8%	★★★★☆
2010	80.7	285 of 2179	86.9%	★★★★☆
2009	66.1	596 of 2063	71.1%	★★★★☆
2008	70.6	477 of 2005	76.2%	★★★★☆
2007	70.5	476 of 1999	76.2%	★★★★☆
2006	73.9	393 of 1804	78.2%	★★★★☆
2005	74.8	371 of 1777	79.1%	★★★★☆
2004	71.3	400 of 1769	77.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	103 of 739	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	90 of 743	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	104 of 715	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	167 of 733	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	111 of 745	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	128 of 700	81.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	63.0	361 of 1531	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.5	108 of 1491	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	110 of 1369	92.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	96.0	29 of 1478	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	72.7	155 of 1521	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	91.7	51 of 1540	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	35 of 1442	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	8 of 1364	99.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	133 of 2533	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	55 of 2551	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	64 of 2531	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	119 of 2509	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	54 of 2380	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	99 of 2262	95.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	1246 of 2395	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.0	567 of 2388	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	532 of 2374	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	409 of 2359	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	346 of 2213	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	273 of 2072	86.8%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	98.2	5 of 394	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	11 of 320	96.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	212 of 2542	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	111 of 2579	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	47 of 2531	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	161 of 2458	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	54 of 2369	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	64 of 2230	97.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	168 of 2534	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	141 of 2552	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	116 of 2538	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	150 of 2527	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	154 of 2407	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	129 of 2273	94.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	221 of 726	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.4	177 of 701	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	77 of 677	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	189 of 665	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	63.8	218 of 554	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	248 of 462	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	595 of 1566	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	388 of 1552	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	286 of 1531	81.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	106 of 1520	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	17 of 1537	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	48 of 1543	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	149 of 1602	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	74.3	365 of 1496	75.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Homeless (2024)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)86th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)76th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)70th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile-32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy77%+28 vs state

Mathematics68%+31 vs state

Science61%+29 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	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 All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th 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
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	$15,625	$761	$14,864
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	$17,594	$1,465	$16,129
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	$16,813	$1,099	$15,714
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	$28,976	$1,182	$27,794
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	$17,672	$972	$16,700
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	$16,937	$1,054	$15,883
John M. Horner Middle	Public	6-8	4350 Irvington Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-4000	1,574	64	24.6	23.2%	58 (3.7%)	13 (0.8%)	148 (9.4%)	1,299 (82.5%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	47 (3.0%)	97.2	73^rd of 2761 public middle schools	97.4%		97.8	65^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.7%	8													66.5	66.5	82.0	80.0	82.8	81.6	80.7	76.1	71.6	76.1	$14,583	$678	$13,905
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	$23,457	$2,887	$20,570
William Hopkins Middle	Public	6-8	600 Driscoll Rd.	Fremont	94539	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-3500	1,424	58	24.3	18.0%	53 (3.7%)	10 (0.7%)	127 (8.9%)	1,185 (83.2%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	44 (3.1%)	98.7	23^rd of 2761 public middle schools	99.2%		99.3	10^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.6%	13	0.0	24.2	11.0	15.0	48.5	30.1	7.5	60.6	31.5	5.0	9.1	6.9	75.8	75.8	84.0	88.7	86.8	86.5	85.4	87.6	81.7	85.0	$14,600	$544	$14,056
Muwekma Ohlone Middle	Public	6-8	850 North Second St.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6267	587	33	17.9	68.7%	29 (4.9%)	4 (0.7%)	501 (85.3%)	33 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.9%)	19.4	2250^th of 2761 public middle schools	18.5%		20.4	2247^th of 2783 public middle schools	19.3%	3													18.1	18.1	20.2	22.4	34.7	25.9	12.4	14.9	19.0	15.5	$21,743	$1,303	$20,440

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Russell Middle

What district is Thomas Russell Middle in?

Milpitas Unified

How many students attend Thomas Russell Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 761 students attended Thomas Russell Middle.

Is Thomas Russell Middle a good school?

Yes. Thomas Russell Middle ranks in the top 5.7% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Russell Middle?

Students at Thomas Russell Middle are 69% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% White, 2% African American.

What high school do graduates of Thomas Russell Middle attend?

Students who attend Thomas Russell Middle usually go on to attend Milpitas High

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