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Bernal Intermediate

Q: Is Bernal Intermediate a good school?

Bernal Intermediate ranks 686 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

686^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 75% of California middle schools

Summary

Bernal Intermediate is a consistently well-rated public middle school serving about 675 students in grades 7-8 within the Oak Grove Elementary district in San Jose, performing solidly above both district and state averages in core academic subjects.

When compared to nearby schools, Bernal Intermediate stands out for its reliable academic results, especially given that over 40% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It significantly outperforms other schools with similar or higher student needs, such as Davis (Caroline) Intermediate in the same district, while operating with efficient per-student spending. The school has also made notable progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism, achieving a better rate than many area schools like John Muir Middle and Sylvandale Middle, though top performers like Bret Harte Middle maintain lower rates.

Bernal's main academic challenges are common across the region, particularly in middle school math and science, where scores are lower than in English despite exceeding state averages. The school has shown remarkable consistency, maintaining a 4-star rating for over a decade even as its student demographics have shifted. While it may not reach the exceptional heights of the area's very top schools, which often serve less needy populations, Bernal provides a stable and effective educational environment that delivers good value and outperforms many of its peers.

675

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,416

Per pupil spending ?

41.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6610 San Ignacio Ave.
San Jose, CA 95119-1935

(408) 578-5731

District: Oak Grove Elementary

Students who attend Bernal Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Oak Grove High

Feeder schools for Bernal Intermediate:

Elementary:	Anderson (Alex) Elementary
	Baldwin (Julia) Elementary
	Ledesma (Rita) Elementary
	Santa Teresa Elementary
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	Taylor (Bertha) Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.8%

Asian:

28.4%

White:

15.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2013 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of California middle schools

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 school48%

District avg45%

California avg41%

686^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

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

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Oak Grove Elementary

636^th of 1,543Oak Grove Elementary 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	69.5	686 of 2761	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	636 of 2783	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	692 of 2781	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	593 of 2740	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	627 of 2715	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	532 of 2480	78.5%	★★★★☆
2017	75.9	553 of 2508	78.0%	★★★★☆
2016	79.1	465 of 2497	81.4%	★★★★☆
2015	84.9	336 of 2477	86.4%	★★★★☆
2013	71.4	557 of 2379	76.6%	★★★★☆
2012	73.8	479 of 2259	78.8%	★★★★☆
2011	69.1	580 of 2236	74.1%	★★★★☆
2010	63.1	705 of 2179	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.2	680 of 2063	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.2	421 of 2005	79.0%	★★★★☆
2007	70.6	473 of 1999	76.3%	★★★★☆
2006	71.9	433 of 1804	76.0%	★★★★☆
2005	75.0	367 of 1777	79.3%	★★★★☆
2004	77.6	320 of 1769	81.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.5	380 of 637	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.6	127 of 643	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	159 of 600	73.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	352 of 739	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	341 of 743	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	342 of 715	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	305 of 733	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	313 of 745	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	366 of 700	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	55.3	476 of 1531	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.1	396 of 1491	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	50.7	488 of 1369	64.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.8	546 of 1478	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	223 of 1521	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	52.3	417 of 1540	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	279 of 1442	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	187 of 1364	86.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	806 of 2533	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.3	589 of 2551	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	563 of 2531	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	502 of 2509	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	597 of 2380	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	545 of 2262	75.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	1313 of 2395	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	1114 of 2388	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	904 of 2374	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	851 of 2359	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	841 of 2213	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	815 of 2072	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	1090 of 2542	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	801 of 2579	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	963 of 2531	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.7	1345 of 2458	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.4	745 of 2369	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	697 of 2230	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	533 of 2534	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	617 of 2552	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	730 of 2538	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	597 of 2527	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	551 of 2407	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	494 of 2273	78.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	391 of 726	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	326 of 701	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	316 of 677	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	305 of 665	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	286 of 554	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.8	243 of 462	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	557 of 1566	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	675 of 1552	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	479 of 1531	68.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	293 of 1520	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	194 of 1537	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	55.4	650 of 1543	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	669 of 1555	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	585 of 1602	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.7	422 of 1496	71.8%	★★★★☆

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)81st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)69th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)63rd percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)52nd percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)46th percentile-29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile-30 vs school

African American (2022)40th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+8 vs state

Mathematics45%+7 vs state

Science37%+4 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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	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 4th Grade	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
Bernal Intermediate	Public	7-8	6610 San Ignacio Ave.	San Jose	95119	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 578-5731	675	29	22.9	41.9%	104 (15.4%)	18 (2.7%)	309 (45.8%)	192 (28.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	47 (7.0%)	69.5	686^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.2%		73	636^th of 2783 public middle schools	77.1%	50														36.7	36.7				60.1	53.1	56.6				47.4	42.1	44.8	$17,416	$1,041	$16,375
Martin Murphy Middle	Public	6-8	141 Avenida Espana	San Jose	95139	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6260	466	21	22.5	45.5%	78 (16.7%)	16 (3.4%)	254 (54.5%)	76 (16.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	36 (7.7%)	45.8	1303^rd of 2761 public middle schools	52.8%		41.7	1401^st of 2783 public middle schools	49.7%	98														25.5	25.5			47.3	44.4	39.5	43.6			34.4	30.8	32.7	32.5	$17,326	$620	$16,706
Herman (Leonard) Intermediate	Public	5-8	5955 Blossom Ave.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 226-1886	723	32	22.3	31.1%	134 (18.5%)	21 (2.9%)	274 (37.9%)	234 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	54 (7.5%)	88.3	307^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.9%		87.4	337^th of 2783 public middle schools	87.9%	30													82.8	53.7	59.0		95.3	88.9	71.7	67.1	73.5		84.4	71.4	53.6	56.7	59.2	$17,060	$1,103	$15,957
Davis (Caroline) Intermediate	Public	7-8	5035 Edenview Dr.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-0616	537	27	20.1	61.8%	25 (4.7%)	14 (2.6%)	378 (70.4%)	97 (18.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	15 (2.8%)	19.8	2231^st of 2761 public middle schools	19.2%		26.5	1977^th of 2783 public middle schools	29.0%	254	0.0	5.0	2.6	21.1	15.0	18.0	10.5	5.0	7.7	0.0	15.0	7.7		16.1	16.1				26.0	24.0	25.0				17.1	19.2	18.2	$19,166	$1,146	$18,020
Bret Harte Middle	Public	6-8	7050 Bret Harte Dr.	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6270	862	41	21.1	11.9%	202 (23.4%)	13 (1.5%)	117 (13.6%)	455 (52.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (8.6%)	95.8	124^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.5%		96.1	123^rd of 2783 public middle schools	95.6%	1														63.5	63.5			77.2	78.0	71.0	75.2			78.4	82.1	79.7	80.1	$20,478	$714	$19,764
Lairon College Preparatory Academy	Public	4-8	3975 Mira Loma	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5775	253	13	19.8	81.8%	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)	216 (85.4%)	28 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.3	2421^st of 2761 public middle schools	12.3%		12.4	2568^th of 2783 public middle schools	7.7%	147													6.8	9.7	8.5	12.9	17.1	28.3	18.2	32.8	23.8	8.8	14.0	8.1	6.8	12.5	10.1	$25,168	$4,767	$20,401
Sylvandale Middle	Public	7-8	653 Sylvandale Ave.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5700	330	17	19.5	74.5%	4 (1.2%)	7 (2.1%)	213 (64.5%)	99 (30.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	26.6	1935^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.9%		23.9	2090^th of 2783 public middle schools	24.9%	155														13.0	13.0				34.3	31.9	33.1				25.5	21.0	23.3	$26,238	$3,788	$22,450
KIPP Heritage Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	423 Los Arboles St.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	KIPP Heritage Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6260	454	21	22.1	62.6%	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.3%)	217 (47.8%)	223 (49.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	86.9	335^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.9%		90.4	269^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.3%	66													60.5	48.9	55.6		80.7	76.7	76.6	76.7	77.8		72.4	55.0	55.9	42.2	57.4	$34,762	$1,222	$33,540
Castillero Middle	Public	6-8	6384 Leyland Park Dr.	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6385	865	38	22.8	32.0%	273 (31.6%)	13 (1.5%)	348 (40.2%)	146 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	83 (9.6%)	76.3	556^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.9%		78.9	506^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.8%	50														44.4	44.4			56.1	62.7	56.1	58.2			53.0	53.6	44.3	50.2	$20,359	$620	$19,739
John Muir Middle	Public	6-8	1260 Branham Ln.	San Jose	95118	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6281	722	36	20.0	54.2%	138 (19.1%)	21 (2.9%)	430 (59.6%)	83 (11.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.5%)	48.4	1225^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.6%		45.4	1302^nd of 2783 public middle schools	53.2%	77														33.1	33.1			34.9	42.6	48.5	42.1			32.9	40.7	28.9	34.1	$22,443	$1,294	$21,149

Frequently Asked Questions about Bernal Intermediate

How many students attend Bernal Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 675 students attended Bernal Intermediate.

What high school do graduates of Bernal Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Bernal Intermediate usually go on to attend Oak Grove High

What district is Bernal Intermediate in?

Oak Grove Elementary

Is Bernal Intermediate a good school?

Bernal Intermediate ranks 686^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bernal Intermediate?

Students at Bernal Intermediate are 46% Hispanic, 28% Asian, 15% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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