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Castillero Middle

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Castillero Middle ranks 425 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

425^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 84% of California middle schools

Summary

Castillero Middle is a San Jose school serving grades 6–8, with 865 students in the San Jose Unified area. Its 2025–2026 test results are above state and district averages in English language arts (ELA), math and science. The clearest takeaway is that Castillero performs strongly against those benchmarks, but does not outperform nearby schools in every subject.

Castillero’s strongest comparison with nearby schools is ELA: its 64% proficiency is 2 percentage points above the nearby-school average of 62%. Its 55% in math is 2 points below the nearby average of 57%, and its 51% in science is 3 points below the nearby average of 54%. Still, it exceeds state and district results in all three subjects: ELA is 15 points above the state and 13 above the district; math is 17 points above the state and 13 above the district; science is 15 points above the state and 11 above the district. So science is the weakest local comparison, even though it is well above state and district results.

Results have risen across all three subjects since 2022–2023: ELA increased from 54% to 64%, math from 46% to 55%, and science from 43% to 51%. SchoolDigger ranks Castillero at the 85th statewide percentile with 4 stars, compared with the district’s 48th percentile and 2 stars; six of the 10 nearby schools rank higher. Chronic absenteeism fell from 19% in 2021–2022 to 13% in 2025–2026, below the state’s 18% and district’s 22%. Context for families: the student-teacher ratio was 22.8 in 2024–2025, and 32% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves Low Socio Economic Status Students ranks it at the 44th percentile, well below its overall 85th; its Multi-racial Students ranking fell to the 66th percentile in 2025–2026 from the 83rd the year before.

865

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,485

Per pupil spending ?

32.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

6384 Leyland Park Dr.
San Jose, CA 95120-4516

(408) 535-6385

District: San Jose Unified

Feeder schools for Castillero Middle:

Elementary:	Allen at Steinbeck
	Los Alamitos Elementary
	Simonds Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.2%

White:

31.6%

Asian:

16.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2016 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

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 (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg45%

California avg42%

425^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 22% (2016) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Middle Schools in the San Jose Unified

778^th of 1,530San 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
2026	82.4	425 of 2740	84.5%	★★★★☆
2025	76.3	556 of 2761	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	506 of 2783	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	581 of 2781	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	545 of 2740	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	186 of 894	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	628 of 2715	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	622 of 2480	74.9%	★★★★☆
2017	75.8	555 of 2508	77.9%	★★★★☆
2016	75.5	540 of 2497	78.4%	★★★★☆
2015	72.7	591 of 2477	76.1%	★★★★☆
2013	67.5	670 of 2379	71.8%	★★★★☆
2012	59.5	834 of 2259	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.7	970 of 2236	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.0	865 of 2179	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.3	790 of 2063	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.3	443 of 2005	77.9%	★★★★☆
2007	76.5	364 of 1999	81.8%	★★★★☆
2006	79.6	298 of 1804	83.5%	★★★★☆
2005	76.6	339 of 1777	80.9%	★★★★☆
2004	61.4	571 of 1769	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	77.5	160 of 777	79.4%	★★★★☆
2025	74.7	201 of 739	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	285 of 743	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	299 of 715	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.8	179 of 733	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	178 of 745	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	195 of 700	72.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	79.1	192 of 1531	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.0	56 of 354	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	58.7	414 of 1491	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	383 of 1369	72.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.8	372 of 1478	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	53.2	379 of 1521	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	44.6	609 of 1540	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.1	163 of 363	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.6	596 of 1442	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	580 of 1364	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	80.6	429 of 2516	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	75.3	540 of 2533	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	456 of 2551	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	542 of 2531	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	508 of 2509	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	169 of 738	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	580 of 2380	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	652 of 2262	71.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	50.3	1020 of 2357	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.1	1412 of 2395	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	1099 of 2388	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	1084 of 2374	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	1090 of 2359	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.8	1405 of 2213	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	1409 of 2072	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	1421 of 2529	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.1	1568 of 2542	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	1322 of 2579	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1619 of 2531	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	1566 of 2458	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	405 of 721	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	1501 of 2369	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	1438 of 2230	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	81.3	402 of 2514	84.0%	★★★★☆
2025	74.0	544 of 2534	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	521 of 2552	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	553 of 2538	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	513 of 2527	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	171 of 763	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	578 of 2407	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	551 of 2273	75.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	68.3	249 of 735	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	80.9	124 of 726	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	127 of 701	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	154 of 677	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	54.0	313 of 665	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.1	203 of 554	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	246 of 462	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	321 of 1605	80.0%	★★★★☆
2025	71.0	259 of 1566	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	329 of 1552	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	190 of 1531	87.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	86.0	125 of 1490	91.6%	★★★★★
2025	78.1	274 of 1520	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	257 of 1537	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	358 of 1543	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	292 of 1555	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	411 of 1602	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	486 of 1496	67.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)92nd percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)87th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)84th percentile~ school

Female (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)80th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)79th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)75th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)66th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)57th percentile-28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+15 vs state

Mathematics55%+17 vs state

Science51%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)			CSA Spanish Listening (2026)			CSA Spanish Writing (2026)			CSA Spanish Reading (2026)			CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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 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
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%)	82.4	425^th of 2740 public middle schools	84.5%		76.3	556^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.9%	131														51.3	51.3		63.2	60.9	67.6	63.9		55.1	57.3	52.9	55.1	$20,485	$19,588	$897
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%)	90.7	246^th of 2740 public middle schools	91.0%		88.8	297^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.2%	51														57.9	57.9		71.4	65.7	69.8	69.0		74.1	65.7	65.3	68.4	$24,811	$23,048	$1,763
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%)	95.6	123^rd of 2740 public middle schools	95.5%		95.8	124^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.5%	1														66.9	66.9		72.2	78.6	73.7	74.8		82.9	79.9	79.5	80.8	$21,891	$20,612	$1,279
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%)	87.4	308^th of 2740 public middle schools	88.8%		88.3	307^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.9%	1													90.5	63.6	68.4	90.5	88.9	65.1	65.6	69.7	73.0	85.7	53.4	63.1	62.0	$20,872	$19,776	$1,096
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%)	50.9	1160^th of 2740 public middle schools	57.7%		48.4	1225^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.6%	65														43.9	43.9		40.9	37.5	51.8	43.5		30.6	33.9	40.8	35.3	$24,969	$23,346	$1,623
Union Middle	Public	6-8	2130 Los Gatos-Almaden Rd.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 371-0366	1,068	45	23.9	7.8%	387 (36.2%)	4 (0.4%)	135 (12.6%)	440 (41.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (9.4%)	97.9	49^th of 2740 public middle schools	98.2%		98.2	38^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.6%	11														80.0	80.0		81.6	81.6	83.1	82.2		80.7	80.7	86.0	82.6	$21,100	$19,904	$1,196
Price Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2650 New Jersey Ave.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Cambrian	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 377-2532	959	45	21.4	16.7%	297 (31.0%)	18 (1.9%)	302 (31.5%)	209 (21.8%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	126 (13.1%)	90.7	247^th of 2740 public middle schools	91.0%		89.5	286^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.6%	39														58.9	58.9		70.0	75.9	69.2	71.8		58.9	66.3	63.8	63.1	$17,044	$15,672	$1,372
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%)	71	664^th of 2740 public middle schools	75.8%		69.5	686^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.2%	22														41.3	41.3			59.5	55.7	57.5			52.0	44.5	48.2	$22,286	$21,068	$1,218
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%)	21.8	2137^th of 2740 public middle schools	22.0%		19.8	2231^st of 2761 public middle schools	19.2%	94	15.4	6.3	12.7	35.9	0.0	25.5	23.1	12.5	20.0	12.8	6.3	10.9		18.4	18.4			29.9	28.4	29.2			22.0	20.7	21.3	$23,434	$22,226	$1,208
Willow Glen Middle	Public	6-8	2105 Cottle Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6277	1,180	50	23.7	36.7%	363 (30.8%)	21 (1.8%)	593 (50.3%)	92 (7.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	105 (8.9%)	54.6	1067^th of 2740 public middle schools	61.1%		61.8	859^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.9%	208														39.8	39.8		52.1	46.8	45.4	48.1		43.3	33.6	32.9	36.6	$21,261	$19,880	$1,381

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Castillero Middle ranks 425^th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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San Jose Unified

How many students attend Castillero Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 865 students attended Castillero Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Castillero Middle?

Students at Castillero Middle are 40% Hispanic, 32% White, 17% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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