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Moreland Middle

Q: Is Moreland Middle a good school?

Moreland Middle ranks 567 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

567^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 79% of California middle schools

Summary

Moreland Middle is a public middle school serving 707 students in grades 6-8 in San Jose, part of the solidly performing Moreland School District, though it finds itself in a neighborhood surrounded by some of the highest-ranked schools in the state.

Academically, Moreland Middle is a good school by California standards, outperforming the state average in all core subjects and earning a consistent 4-star rating. However, its test scores are notably lower than those of most nearby middle schools, such as Joaquin Miller Middle and Redwood Middle, which are top performers. The school also has a higher percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and spends less per student than many of its neighbors, which may relate to these performance differences. On a positive note, it maintains a lower student-teacher ratio than some area schools, like Union Middle.

Key areas for attention include a gradual decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade and significant performance gaps between different student groups within the school. While chronic absenteeism is lower than the state average, it has fluctuated recently. For families, Moreland Middle represents a solid choice, but its context is unique: it is a well-regarded school situated in an exceptionally high-achieving zone, suggesting potential to learn from the successful practices of its highest-performing neighbors.

707

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,957

Per pupil spending ?

38.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4600 Student Ln.
San Jose, CA 95130-1762

(408) 874-3300

District: Moreland

Students who attend Moreland Middle usually attend:

High:

Prospect High

Feeder schools for Moreland Middle:

Elementary:	Country Lane Elementary
	George C. Payne Elementary
	Gussie M. Baker Elementary
	Leroy Anderson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.3%

Asian:

25.9%

White:

17.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2013 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 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 school52%

District avg58%

California avg41%

567^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

265^th of 1,543Moreland 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	75.7	567 of 2761	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	601 of 2783	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	562 of 2781	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	466 of 2740	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	392 of 2715	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	391 of 2480	84.2%	★★★★☆
2017	86.0	333 of 2508	86.7%	★★★★☆
2016	84.6	337 of 2497	86.5%	★★★★☆
2015	83.3	366 of 2477	85.2%	★★★★☆
2013	69.3	620 of 2379	73.9%	★★★★☆
2012	76.5	389 of 2259	82.8%	★★★★☆
2011	74.0	439 of 2236	80.4%	★★★★☆
2010	73.7	466 of 2179	78.6%	★★★★☆
2009	57.9	801 of 2063	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.0	539 of 2005	73.1%	★★★★☆
2007	65.0	592 of 1999	70.4%	★★★★☆
2006	75.2	375 of 1804	79.2%	★★★★☆
2005	70.7	432 of 1777	75.7%	★★★★☆
2004	70.9	408 of 1769	76.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	74.6	123 of 637	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	131 of 643	79.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	197 of 739	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	189 of 743	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	258 of 715	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.7	117 of 733	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	101 of 745	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	120 of 700	82.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	55.9	462 of 1531	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.1	372 of 1491	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	219 of 1369	84.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.5	608 of 1478	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.2	1023 of 1521	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.6	360 of 1540	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	55.9	346 of 1442	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	255 of 1364	81.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	585 of 2533	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	509 of 2551	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	462 of 2531	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	435 of 2509	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	406 of 2380	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	372 of 2262	83.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	1568 of 2395	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	1535 of 2388	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1663 of 2374	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	1372 of 2359	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	1224 of 2213	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	1175 of 2072	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	1362 of 2542	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	949 of 2579	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	1289 of 2531	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	1056 of 2458	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.8	1428 of 2369	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	1096 of 2230	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	504 of 2534	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	636 of 2552	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	611 of 2538	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	450 of 2527	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	346 of 2407	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	358 of 2273	84.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	204 of 726	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	60.3	282 of 701	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.5	199 of 677	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	119 of 665	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	118 of 554	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	108 of 462	76.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	491 of 1566	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	629 of 1552	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	367 of 1531	76.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	120 of 1520	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	81.2	210 of 1537	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	139 of 1543	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.3	184 of 1555	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	117 of 1602	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	148 of 1496	90.1%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)92nd percentile+13 vs school

African American (2022)81st percentile~ school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)73rd percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)72nd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)70th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)59th percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Mathematics48%+10 vs state

Science44%+12 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, November 15, 2011

MMS is horrible for special ed students. My son is high-functioning autistic and did well at Payne and Country Lane Elementary. Since he started at MMS he had been ruthlessly bullied by a band of kids who are also in the special ed program. I believe they are there not for learning disabilities but behavioral issues. Despite emails, calls and meetings with school administration, the bulling had continued including verbal abuse, stealing his backpack, pulling his shorts down in PE class, and other incidents. The school seemed unwilling to expel these kids. My son was in a math class at the end of the day with these kids where the teacher has no control over them. There is no learning that goes on in the hour and a half long class, since the teacher constantly had to discipline the disruptive students. He informed me that he has reported these kids to the office but the problem still occurs. I took my son and moved him to EDS. This school has no support for special ed kids, and in my opinion is a toxic environment for them to be in. My son is now at the Easterbook Discover School and is doing much better. Seriously if I could give them zero stars I would. Close Quote

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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 (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	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
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	$14,957	$1,193	$13,764
Rolling Hills Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1585 More Ave.	Los Gatos	95032	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	$18,380	$802	$17,578
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%)	99.3	11^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.6%		99.6	6^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.8%	5	86.1	86.1	89.0	91.2	89.0	89.8	92.8	92.8	91.0	92.3	$17,178	$234	$16,944
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%)	97.9	54^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.0%		97.7	68^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.6%	14	71.1	71.1	84.8	82.5	83.5	83.6	83.0	77.1	75.4	78.5	$21,110	$829	$20,281
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	$23,637	$1,051	$22,586
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	$20,078	$911	$19,167
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	$10,132	$1,381	$8,751
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
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	$18,943	$925	$18,018
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 Moreland Middle

What high school do graduates of Moreland Middle attend?

Students who attend Moreland Middle usually go on to attend Prospect High

What is the racial makeup of Moreland Middle?

Students at Moreland Middle are 44% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 17% White, 10% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Moreland Middle a good school?

Moreland Middle ranks 567^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Moreland Middle in?

Moreland

How many students attend Moreland Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 707 students attended Moreland Middle.

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