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Central Middle

Public Grades 6-8

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 99% of California middle schools

Summary

Central Middle is a highly-ranked public middle school in San Carlos, California, serving 434 students in grades 6-8. The school has consistently been among the top middle schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking between the top 39 to 144 middle schools in California over the past 10 years.

Central Middle's academic performance is exceptional, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics significantly outpacing state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were around 80-90%, compared to the state averages of 48% and 37% respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong in ELA, with 8th-grade proficiency rates exceeding 90% in recent years. Central Middle also excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking among the top middle schools in the state for Asian, White, multi-racial, Hispanic, and low-socioeconomic status students, as well as students with disabilities.

Compared to nearby schools, Tierra Linda Middle and Ralston Intermediate also stand out as high-performing, while some other nearby schools, such as Borel Middle, John F. Kennedy Middle, and Abbott Middle, have significantly lower academic performance. Central Middle's consistent high performance, strong resource allocation, and ability to effectively serve diverse student populations make it a standout middle school in the region.

443

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,754

Per pupil spending ?

8.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

757 Cedar St.
San Carlos, CA 94070-3802

(650) 508-7321

District: San Carlos Elementary

Students who attend Central Middle usually attend:

High:

Sequoia High

Feeder schools for Central Middle:

Elementary:	Arroyo
	Brittan Acres Elementary
	White Oaks Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.4%

Two or more races:

16.3%

Asian:

15.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (82% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg81%

California avg41%

33^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the San Carlos Elementary

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	98.4	33 of 2761	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	66 of 2783	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	89 of 2781	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	94 of 2740	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	95.6	39 of 894	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	75 of 2715	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	91 of 2480	96.3%	★★★★★
2017	94.3	144 of 2508	94.3%	★★★★★
2016	94.7	110 of 2497	95.6%	★★★★★
2015	94.6	112 of 2477	95.5%	★★★★★
2013	88.3	116 of 2379	95.1%	★★★★★
2012	86.1	168 of 2259	92.6%	★★★★★
2011	81.5	266 of 2236	88.1%	★★★★☆
2010	88.9	117 of 2179	94.6%	★★★★★
2009	85.3	188 of 2063	90.9%	★★★★★
2008	87.0	158 of 2005	92.1%	★★★★★
2007	80.7	291 of 1999	85.4%	★★★★☆
2006	84.1	224 of 1804	87.6%	★★★★☆
2005	91.8	86 of 1777	95.2%	★★★★★
2004	87.0	163 of 1769	90.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	23 of 739	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	11 of 743	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	10 of 715	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	80.8	96 of 733	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.6	19 of 745	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	37 of 700	94.7%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	53.7	497 of 1531	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	71 of 354	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.6	306 of 1491	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	170 of 1369	87.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	39 of 2533	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	69 of 2551	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	117 of 2531	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	104 of 2509	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.1	35 of 738	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	49 of 2380	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	78 of 2262	96.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	86 of 2395	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	138 of 2388	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	114 of 2374	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	139 of 2359	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	64 of 2213	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	58 of 2072	97.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	180 of 2542	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	56 of 2579	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	254 of 2531	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	47.5	1098 of 2458	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.1	453 of 721	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	83.8	223 of 2230	90.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.2	39 of 2534	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	56 of 2552	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	56 of 2538	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	91 of 2527	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	40 of 763	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	86 of 2407	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	114 of 2273	95.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	10 of 726	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	15 of 701	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	20 of 677	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.1	74 of 665	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	53 of 554	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	76.1	101 of 462	78.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	98.0	27 of 1552	98.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	42 of 1520	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	70 of 1537	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	64 of 1543	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	68 of 1555	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	84 of 1602	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	90 of 1496	94.0%	★★★★★

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)

Multi-racial (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)68th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy87%+38 vs state

Mathematics79%+41 vs state

Science78%+46 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 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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	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 3rd Grade	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
Central Middle	Public	6-8	757 Cedar St.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 508-7321	443	20	22.3	8.6%	232 (52.4%)	2 (0.5%)	67 (15.1%)	69 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (16.3%)	98.4	33^rd of 2761 public middle schools	98.8%		97.8	66^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.6%	33																		78.3	78.3				80.4	89.0	90.3	86.7				82.5	77.9	75.8	78.7	$21,754	$21,162	$592
Tierra Linda Middle	Public	6-8	750 Dartmouth Ave.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 508-7370	451	22	20.1	11.1%	162 (35.9%)	2 (0.4%)	75 (16.6%)	146 (32.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	61 (13.5%)	98.3	34^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.8%		98.1	47^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.3%	13																		79.6	79.6				84.7	87.9	88.6	87.2				71.5	83.7	78.3	77.9	$23,588	$22,978	$610
McKinley Institute of Technology	Public	6-8	400 Duane St.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2410	476	21	22.2	92.2%	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	457 (96.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15	2440^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.6%		12.9	2552^nd of 2783 public middle schools	8.3%	112																		11.0	11.0				22.2	31.1	26.0	26.7				10.6	12.2	8.7	10.5	$20,623	$17,996	$2,627
North Star Academy	Public	3-8	400 Duane St.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2411	527	20	25.9	8.7%	261 (49.5%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (13.3%)	108 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (16.5%)	99.7	4^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.9%		99.7	3^rd of 2783 public middle schools	99.9%	1																	93.3	97.5	95.3	92.1	89.0	96.7	95.5	98.8	96.3	94.7	93.2	93.5	92.1	95.5	98.8	96.3	94.9	$18,783	$16,908	$1,875
Ralston Intermediate	Public	6-8	2675 Ralston Ave.	Belmont	94002	San Mateo County	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 637-4880	1,082	54	20.0	6.2%	348 (32.2%)	5 (0.5%)	120 (11.1%)	425 (39.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	179 (16.5%)	98.9	21^st of 2761 public middle schools	99.2%		99	19^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.3%	2																		79.6	79.6				84.4	88.8	91.2	88.2				79.8	87.9	87.3	85.2	$19,741	$19,338	$403
John F. Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	2521 Goodwin Ave.	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2409	808	41	19.9	67.5%	113 (14.0%)	10 (1.2%)	623 (77.1%)	25 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	31 (3.8%)	49	1204^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.4%		54.2	1037^th of 2783 public middle schools	62.7%	167																		21.2	21.2				40.6	54.8	56.7	50.4				25.5	35.2	33.0	31.0	$19,980	$17,256	$2,724
Abbott Middle	Public	6-8	600 36th Ave.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7600	721	40	17.8	61.0%	106 (14.7%)	6 (0.8%)	448 (62.1%)	76 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.8%)	71 (9.8%)	40.9	1470^th of 2761 public middle schools	46.8%		48.5	1204^th of 2783 public middle schools	56.7%	266	4.2	5.0	23.8	10.8	4.2	30.0	33.3	21.5	16.7	35.0	14.3	21.5	8.3	0.0	23.8	10.8		26.8	26.8				42.1	44.2	37.1	41.0				26.5	28.5	30.3	28.5	$25,193	$23,694	$1,499
Bowditch Middle	Public	6-8	1450 Tarpon St.	Foster City	94404	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7680	929	44	21.2	19.4%	154 (16.6%)	11 (1.2%)	144 (15.5%)	500 (53.8%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	111 (11.9%)	94.6	166^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.0%		96.1	124^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.5%	42																		58.6	58.6				71.6	78.7	74.4	74.8				70.8	76.7	72.5	73.2	$21,204	$20,216	$988
Borel Middle	Public	6-8	425 Barneson Ave.	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7670	903	47	19.1	46.4%	172 (19.0%)	2 (0.2%)	490 (54.3%)	132 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.9%)	90 (10.0%)	58.6	938^th of 2761 public middle schools	66.0%		66.4	755^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.9%	183																		40.1	40.1				45.9	44.0	54.8	48.3				32.4	35.5	46.1	38.2	$23,052	$21,642	$1,410
Hillview Middle	Public	6-8	1100 Elder Ave.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Menlo Park City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 326-4341	846	55	15.5	11.2%	427 (50.5%)	6 (0.7%)	170 (20.1%)	150 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	85 (10.0%)	96.5	103^rd of 2761 public middle schools	96.3%		97.6	70^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.5%	33																		67.4	67.4				75.4	83.3	77.5	78.7				74.8	78.0	71.8	74.9	$20,083	$19,864	$219

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Middle

What district is Central Middle in?

San Carlos Elementary

What high school do graduates of Central Middle attend?

Students who attend Central Middle usually go on to attend Sequoia High

How many students attend Central Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Central Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Central Middle?

Students at Central Middle are 52% White, 16% Two or more races, 16% Asian, 15% Hispanic.

Is Central Middle a good school?

Yes! Central Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 33^rd of 2761 California middle schools.

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