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Crittenden Middle

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Crittenden Middle ranks 374 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

374^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 86% of California middle schools

Summary

Crittenden Middle is a well-regarded public school serving 616 students in grades 6-8 within the Mountain View Whisman School District, consistently ranking among the top-performing middle schools in California.

Academically, the school significantly outperforms state averages, with over 65% of students proficient in English and over 54% proficient in both Math and Science. It holds its own against similar schools in the area, like Isaac Newton Graham Middle, but there is a noticeable performance gap when compared to elite schools in neighboring districts such as Los Altos Elementary and Palo Alto Unified. The school shows particular strengths in supporting Special Education students and has demonstrated a clear, consistent record of improvement over the past decade.

Key areas for attention include a chronic absenteeism rate that, while lower than the state average, is higher than at some top-tier local schools. The school also spends more per student than some higher-performing peers, indicating that factors beyond funding, like instructional quality and community support, are crucial for success. Overall, Crittenden Middle is a solid and steadily improving school that effectively serves its community within the broader context of the region's educational landscape.

616

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,599

Per pupil spending ?

23.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1701 Rock St.
Mountain View, CA 94043-3133

(650) 903-6945

District: Mountain View Whisman

Students who attend Crittenden Middle usually attend:

High:

Mountain View High

Feeder schools for Crittenden Middle:

Elementary:	Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary
	Monta Loma Elementary
	Theuerkauf Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.4%

White:

25.3%

Asian:

20.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th 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 29 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%

374^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	84.8	374 of 2761	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	388 of 2783	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	377 of 2781	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	384 of 2740	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	435 of 2715	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	485 of 2480	80.4%	★★★★☆
2017	81.8	418 of 2508	83.3%	★★★★☆
2016	80.6	435 of 2497	82.6%	★★★★☆
2015	71.6	615 of 2477	75.2%	★★★★☆
2013	55.1	1012 of 2379	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.1	911 of 2259	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.6	917 of 2236	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.5	966 of 2179	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.9	701 of 2063	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.8	800 of 2005	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.3	1033 of 1999	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.0	903 of 1804	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.3	870 of 1777	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.3	681 of 1769	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	74 of 739	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	70.8	233 of 743	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.6	186 of 715	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	51 of 733	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	69.2	257 of 745	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.5	243 of 700	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	86.4	120 of 1531	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	81.0	177 of 1491	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	182 of 1369	86.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.5	450 of 1478	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	596 of 1521	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	570 of 1540	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	376 of 1442	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	229 of 1364	83.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	411 of 2533	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	397 of 2551	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	431 of 2531	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	369 of 2509	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	484 of 2380	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	515 of 2262	77.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	939 of 2395	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	759 of 2388	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	629 of 2374	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	509 of 2359	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.7	531 of 2213	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.6	625 of 2072	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	989 of 2542	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	935 of 2579	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	790 of 2531	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.8	518 of 2458	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	59.5	739 of 2369	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	738 of 2230	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	339 of 2534	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	362 of 2552	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	345 of 2538	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	369 of 2527	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	377 of 2407	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	437 of 2273	80.8%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	73.5	45 of 192	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	50.1	95 of 193	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	61 of 726	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	86.7	63 of 701	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.4	67 of 677	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	73.4	168 of 665	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	224 of 554	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	142 of 462	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	248 of 1566	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	186 of 1552	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	142 of 1531	90.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	188 of 1520	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	114 of 1537	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	118 of 1543	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	58 of 1555	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	30 of 1602	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	23 of 1496	98.5%	★★★★★

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)

Disabled (2022)92nd percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)92nd percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2025)90th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2024)77th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)70th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile-25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+16 vs state

Mathematics55%+17 vs state

Science54%+21 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Crittenden Middle

What is the racial makeup of Crittenden Middle?

Students at Crittenden Middle are 39% Hispanic, 25% White, 21% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What high school do graduates of Crittenden Middle attend?

Students who attend Crittenden Middle usually go on to attend Mountain View High

How many students attend Crittenden Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 616 students attended Crittenden Middle.

What district is Crittenden Middle in?

Mountain View Whisman

Is Crittenden Middle a good school?

Crittenden Middle ranks 374^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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