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Herman (Leonard) Intermediate

Q: Is Herman (Leonard) Intermediate a good school?

Herman (Leonard) Intermediate ranks 307 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

307^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 89% of California middle schools

Summary

Herman (Leonard) Intermediate is a high-performing middle school serving about 723 students in grades 5-8 in San Jose, part of the Oak Grove Elementary district, that consistently ranks in the top 10-20% of all California schools.

The school excels academically, with student proficiency in English, math, and science significantly above both district and state averages. A key strength is its exceptional support for all students, as it earns top-tier statewide rankings specifically for its low-income students and English Language Learners. The school also maintains a strong culture of attendance, with lower chronic absenteeism than its peers. It achieves these excellent results while spending less per student than many comparable schools in the area.

When compared to nearby schools, Herman stands out for its balance of high achievement and a diverse student population. While schools like Bret Harte Middle and Dartmouth Middle post similar high test scores, they serve fewer economically disadvantaged students. Within its own district, Herman dramatically outperforms schools like Bernal Intermediate and Davis (Caroline) Intermediate. The school's performance shows a slight dip in the upper grades, particularly in math, which is a common middle school challenge it is working to address.

723

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,872

Per pupil spending ?

31.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5955 Blossom Ave.
San Jose, CA 95123-4032

(408) 226-1886

District: Oak Grove Elementary

Students who attend Herman (Leonard) Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Santa Teresa High

Feeder schools for Herman (Leonard) Intermediate:

Elementary:	Del Roble Elementary
	Frost (Earl) Elementary
	Oak Ridge Elementary
	Sakamoto Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.9%

Asian:

32.4%

White:

18.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2013 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg45%

California avg41%

307^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	307 of 2761	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	337 of 2783	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	90.9	259 of 2781	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	242 of 2740	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	83.9	390 of 2715	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	416 of 2480	83.2%	★★★★☆
2017	79.9	462 of 2508	81.6%	★★★★☆
2016	78.8	466 of 2497	81.3%	★★★★☆
2015	80.5	417 of 2477	83.2%	★★★★☆
2013	64.5	765 of 2379	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.5	687 of 2259	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.1	929 of 2236	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.9	741 of 2179	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.3	792 of 2063	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.4	696 of 2005	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.6	771 of 1999	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.4	480 of 1804	73.4%	★★★★☆
2005	70.0	446 of 1777	74.9%	★★★★☆
2004	63.1	546 of 1769	69.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	98.4	5 of 637	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	1 of 643	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	25 of 600	95.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	160 of 739	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	91 of 743	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	69 of 715	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	75.0	174 of 733	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	148 of 745	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	221 of 700	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	79.7	179 of 1531	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	44.1	662 of 1491	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	295 of 1369	78.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	87.4	58 of 1478	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	65 of 1521	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.7	66 of 1540	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	69.4	211 of 1442	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	152 of 1364	88.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	344 of 2533	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	350 of 2551	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	292 of 2531	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	246 of 2509	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.5	332 of 2380	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	350 of 2262	84.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	475 of 2395	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	487 of 2388	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	303 of 2374	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	264 of 2359	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	390 of 2213	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	404 of 2072	80.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	252 of 2542	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	87.4	228 of 2579	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	119 of 2531	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	76.4	373 of 2458	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	520 of 2369	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	396 of 2230	82.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	269 of 2534	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	294 of 2552	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	92.1	195 of 2538	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	200 of 2527	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	81.7	389 of 2407	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	422 of 2273	81.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	118 of 726	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	77 of 701	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	111 of 677	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	102 of 665	84.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	301 of 1566	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	56.1	465 of 1552	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	290 of 1531	81.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	279 of 1520	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	328 of 1537	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	165 of 1543	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	124 of 1555	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	81.5	232 of 1602	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	240 of 1496	84.0%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2022)99th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)96th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)88th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)84th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)78th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy74%+25 vs state

Mathematics59%+22 vs state

Science59%+26 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 (2025)
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
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	$20,872	$19,776	$1,096
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	$21,891	$20,612	$1,279
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	$23,434	$22,226	$1,208
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	$20,485	$19,588	$897
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	$22,286	$21,068	$1,218
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	$24,969	$23,346	$1,623
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	$25,525	$22,174	$3,351
Dartmouth Middle	Public	6-8	5575 Dartmouth Dr.	San Jose	95118	Santa Clara County	Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 264-1122	903	42	21.6	17.4%	282 (31.2%)	11 (1.2%)	208 (23.0%)	325 (36.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (8.3%)	88.8	297^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.2%		89.7	282^nd of 2783 public middle schools	89.9%	15														54.9	54.9			62.5	69.1	66.6	66.1			64.8	66.5	59.0	63.4	$24,811	$23,048	$1,763
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
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	$24,925	$22,142	$2,783

Frequently Asked Questions about Herman (Leonard) Intermediate

What is the racial makeup of Herman (Leonard) Intermediate?

Students at Herman (Leonard) Intermediate are 38% Hispanic, 32% Asian, 19% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is Herman (Leonard) Intermediate a good school?

Herman (Leonard) Intermediate ranks 307^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Herman (Leonard) Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Herman (Leonard) Intermediate usually go on to attend Santa Teresa High

What district is Herman (Leonard) Intermediate in?

Oak Grove Elementary

How many students attend Herman (Leonard) Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 723 students attended Herman (Leonard) Intermediate.

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