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Isaac Newton Graham Middle

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Isaac Newton Graham Middle ranks 383 rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

383^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 86% of California middle schools

Summary

Isaac Newton Graham Middle is a well-regarded public middle school serving about 860 students in grades 6-8 in the heart of Silicon Valley's Mountain View Whisman School District.

Academically, it is a consistently strong performer, earning a 4-star rating for over a decade with test scores well above state averages; for example, 62% of students are proficient in English compared to 49% statewide. It holds its own against its district sibling, Crittenden Middle, and significantly outperforms schools like Columbia Middle in Sunnyvale. However, within its high-achieving region, it is surrounded by some of California's top schools, such as those in the Palo Alto Unified and Los Altos Elementary districts, which have proficiency rates 15-30 points higher.

A key takeaway for parents is the school's significant performance gaps among different student groups. While it excels in supporting some populations, it has notable challenges in achieving similar results for others, such as English Learners and students from low-income families. The school operates with efficient spending compared to neighbors but has a chronic absenteeism rate (13.9%) higher than many local schools, which is an area of potential focus for future improvement.

860

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,440

Per pupil spending ?

26.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1175 Castro St.
Mountain View, CA 94040-2505

(650) 965-9292

District: Mountain View Whisman

Students who attend Isaac Newton Graham Middle usually attend:

High:

Mountain View High

Feeder schools for Isaac Newton Graham Middle:

Elementary:	Amy Imai Elementary
	Benjamin Bubb Elementary
	Edith Landels Elementary
	Mariano Castro Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.3%

Asian:

23.7%

White:

23.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2013 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 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 school59%

District avg60%

California avg41%

383^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Mountain View Whisman

329^th of 1,543Mountain View Whisman 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	84.4	383 of 2761	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	412 of 2783	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	417 of 2781	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.7	345 of 2740	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	88.0	309 of 2715	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	88.5	271 of 2480	89.1%	★★★★☆
2017	88.3	283 of 2508	88.7%	★★★★☆
2016	89.0	253 of 2497	89.9%	★★★★☆
2015	87.3	283 of 2477	88.6%	★★★★☆
2013	70.4	583 of 2379	75.5%	★★★★☆
2012	61.9	771 of 2259	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.0	854 of 2236	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.7	746 of 2179	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.6	474 of 2063	77.0%	★★★★☆
2008	72.4	441 of 2005	78.0%	★★★★☆
2007	66.5	554 of 1999	72.3%	★★★★☆
2006	67.8	484 of 1804	73.2%	★★★★☆
2005	70.4	434 of 1777	75.6%	★★★★☆
2004	71.0	406 of 1769	77.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	94 of 739	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	126 of 743	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	64 of 715	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	82.2	78 of 733	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	132 of 745	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	143 of 700	79.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	62.7	369 of 1531	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	33.3	923 of 1491	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.8	353 of 1369	74.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.7	918 of 1478	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	895 of 1521	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1424 of 1540	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	576 of 1442	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	393 of 1364	71.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	389 of 2533	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	450 of 2551	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	442 of 2531	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	342 of 2509	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	339 of 2380	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	285 of 2262	87.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	1828 of 2395	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	1614 of 2388	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	1587 of 2374	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	1152 of 2359	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	884 of 2213	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	897 of 2072	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	423 of 477	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	358 of 394	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	260 of 320	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	2008 of 2542	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1855 of 2579	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1646 of 2531	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	1520 of 2458	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	1061 of 2369	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	959 of 2230	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	377 of 2534	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	348 of 2552	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	363 of 2538	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.7	321 of 2527	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	89.3	255 of 2407	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	88.7	250 of 2273	89.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.6	34 of 726	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	50 of 701	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	28 of 677	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.8	30 of 665	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	88.3	27 of 554	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	11 of 462	97.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	211 of 1566	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	201 of 1552	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	221 of 1531	85.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	34 of 1520	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	38 of 1537	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	57 of 1543	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	40 of 1555	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	23 of 1602	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	19 of 1496	98.7%	★★★★★

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)98th percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)95th percentile+9 vs school

Asian (2025)87th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)76th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)38th percentile-47 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile-62 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-65 vs school

Homeless (2025)11th percentile-75 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+13 vs state

Mathematics57%+20 vs state

Science55%+22 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle	Public	6-8	480 East Meadow Dr.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 856-5188	1,002	67	14.8	10.7%	237 (23.7%)	9 (0.9%)	98 (9.8%)	553 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	99 (9.9%)	98.6	24^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.1%		98.4	33^rd of 2783 public middle schools	98.8%	9																	74.9	74.9	87.0	87.6	85.7	86.8	80.6	87.4	81.1	83.0	$31,446	$1,062	$30,384
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
Frank S. Greene Junior Middle	Public	6-8	750 North California Ave.	Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 494-8120	732	50	14.6	16.9%	207 (28.3%)	11 (1.5%)	171 (23.4%)	240 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	87 (11.9%)	96.5	100^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.4%		97.3	82^nd of 2783 public middle schools	97.1%	18																	75.2	75.2	72.9	80.3	82.7	78.8	73.8	72.9	76.5	74.3	$32,462	$950	$31,512

Frequently Asked Questions about Isaac Newton Graham Middle

How many students attend Isaac Newton Graham Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 860 students attended Isaac Newton Graham Middle.

What district is Isaac Newton Graham Middle in?

Mountain View Whisman

What high school do graduates of Isaac Newton Graham Middle attend?

Students who attend Isaac Newton Graham Middle usually go on to attend Mountain View High

Is Isaac Newton Graham Middle a good school?

Isaac Newton Graham Middle ranks 383^rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Isaac Newton Graham Middle?

Students at Isaac Newton Graham Middle are 39% Hispanic, 24% Asian, 24% White, 12% Two or more races.

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