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Bret Harte Middle

Public Grades 6-8

124^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 96% of California middle schools

Summary

Bret Harte Middle is a top-performing public school serving about 860 students in grades 6-8 within the San Jose Unified district, consistently ranking in the top 4% of all California middle schools for the past decade.

The school stands out for its exceptional academic results, with over 75% of students proficient in English and an impressive 80% proficient in math, significantly outperforming other district schools like Castillero Middle and John Muir Middle. This excellence is supported by a strong culture of attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of less than 9%, which is less than half the district average. The school also demonstrates effective support for all students, with English Learners and students in Special Education ranking in the 90th percentile or higher statewide.

Bret Harte achieves these outstanding results with efficient use of resources, spending less per student than some nearby schools with lower performance, such as KIPP Heritage Academy. Its decade-long record of consistent excellence, even when compared to high-performing schools in other districts like Union Middle, shows it is a model of effective and sustainable public education.

862

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,478

Per pupil spending ?

11.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7050 Bret Harte Dr.
San Jose, CA 95120-3205

(408) 535-6270

District: San Jose Unified

Students who attend Bret Harte Middle usually attend:

High:

Leland High

Feeder schools for Bret Harte Middle:

Elementary:	Graystone Elementary
	Williams Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

52.8%

White:

23.4%

Hispanic:

13.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (75% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in San Jose Unified

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg45%

California avg41%

124^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Middle Schools in the San Jose Unified

788^th of 1,543San Jose Unified 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	95.8	124 of 2761	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	123 of 2783	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	106 of 2781	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	84 of 2740	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	30 of 894	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	100 of 2715	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	78 of 2480	96.9%	★★★★★
2017	96.3	76 of 2508	97.0%	★★★★★
2016	95.9	70 of 2497	97.2%	★★★★★
2015	96.2	74 of 2477	97.0%	★★★★★
2013	82.8	249 of 2379	89.5%	★★★★☆
2012	84.0	210 of 2259	90.7%	★★★★★
2011	87.7	137 of 2236	93.9%	★★★★★
2010	86.2	168 of 2179	92.3%	★★★★★
2009	84.4	208 of 2063	89.9%	★★★★☆
2008	92.3	70 of 2005	96.5%	★★★★★
2007	93.2	66 of 1999	96.7%	★★★★★
2006	94.6	47 of 1804	97.4%	★★★★★
2005	95.1	44 of 1777	97.5%	★★★★★
2004	94.9	48 of 1769	97.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	93 of 739	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	110 of 743	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	33 of 715	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	85.2	46 of 733	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	82.5	73 of 745	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	21 of 700	97.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	80.9	171 of 1531	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	88.6	20 of 354	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	81.8	168 of 1491	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	142 of 1369	89.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	76.5	110 of 1478	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	74 of 1521	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	86.3	16 of 363	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	51.0	415 of 1442	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	148 of 1364	89.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	95 of 2533	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	118 of 2551	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	86 of 2531	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	70 of 2509	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	29 of 738	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	115 of 2380	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	90 of 2262	96.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	361 of 2395	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	414 of 2388	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	406 of 2374	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	342 of 2359	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	50.9	920 of 2213	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	551 of 2072	73.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	578 of 2542	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	473 of 2579	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	256 of 2531	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	241 of 2458	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	80.4	79 of 721	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	472 of 2369	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	278 of 2230	87.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	149 of 2534	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	115 of 2552	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	108 of 2538	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	93 of 2527	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	97.4	29 of 763	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	95 of 2407	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	69 of 2273	97.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	141 of 726	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	65 of 701	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	80.9	106 of 677	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	63 of 665	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	78.9	93 of 554	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	85.9	37 of 462	92.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	126 of 1566	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	80.1	176 of 1552	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	89.4	98 of 1531	93.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	319 of 1520	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	275 of 1537	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	310 of 1543	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	260 of 1555	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	85.3	164 of 1602	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.3	134 of 1496	91.0%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)89th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)87th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)81st percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics80%+43 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy75%+26 vs state

Science63%+31 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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	$17,321	$1,880	$15,441
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Bret Harte Middle

Is Bret Harte Middle a good school?

Yes! Bret Harte Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 124^th of 2761 California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Bret Harte Middle attend?

Students who attend Bret Harte Middle usually go on to attend Leland High

How many students attend Bret Harte Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 862 students attended Bret Harte Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Bret Harte Middle?

Students at Bret Harte Middle are 53% Asian, 23% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Bret Harte Middle in?

San Jose Unified

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