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Iron Horse Middle

Public Grades 6-8

58^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 98% of California middle schools

Summary

Iron Horse Middle serves 939 students in grades 6–8 in San Ramon, California, and is one of 11 nearby middle schools. Its 2025–26 results stand out: proficiency was 85% in English language arts, 75% in math, and 73% in science, putting it 35, 37, and 37 percentage points above California rates, respectively. The clearest overall takeaway is that Iron Horse performs well above the state in all three subjects.

Compared with nearby schools, Iron Horse ranks second in English language arts and science, but sixth in math. Its science rate is just ahead of Gale Ranch Middle (73.0% versus 72.9%), while its English language arts rate is behind only Windemere Ranch Middle. Compared with San Ramon Valley Unified, Iron Horse is ahead by 4 points in English language arts and 7 in science, and is essentially level in math. Sixth-grade math is a particular concern: 71% proficiency is 3 points below the district and ranks ninth among the 11 local schools, while seventh- and eighth-grade math results are above the district. Seventh-grade English language arts is a bright spot at 87%, the highest among nearby schools. Chronic absenteeism is 7%, lower than the district’s 8% and state’s 18%, but higher than at eight nearby schools.

Results have improved over four years, with gains of 9 percentage points in English language arts, 12 in math, and 19 in science from 2022–23 to 2025–26. SchoolDigger ranks Iron Horse 57th of 2,703 California schools, in the 98th percentile with 5 stars; it is fourth among the 11 nearby schools, and its statewide percentile has risen from 94. In 2024–25, the student-teacher ratio was 22.5, the second-lowest locally, and 10% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, near the middle of the local range. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well Iron Horse serves Multi-racial Students is notably below its overall standing: the group’s percentile is 79, compared with 98 overall. Its measure for White Students rose from the 71st percentile in 2023–24 to the 91st in 2025–26.

939

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,262

Per pupil spending ?

9.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

12601 Alcosta Blvd.
San Ramon, CA 94583-9025

(925) 824-2820

District: San Ramon Valley Unified

Students who attend Iron Horse Middle usually attend:

High:

California High

Feeder schools for Iron Horse Middle:

Elementary:	Bollinger Canyon Elementary
	Golden View Elementary
	Montevideo Elementary
	Twin Creeks Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

56.2%

White:

20.3%

Hispanic:

10.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (79% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% 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 (2025-2026) ?

This school79%

District avg75%

California avg42%

58^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Middle Schools in the San Ramon Valley Unified

93^rd of 1,530San Ramon Valley 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	97.5	58 of 2740	97.9%	★★★★★
2025	97.0	86 of 2761	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	111 of 2783	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	166 of 2781	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	122 of 2740	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	88 of 2715	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	63 of 2480	97.5%	★★★★★
2017	98.0	36 of 2508	98.6%	★★★★★
2016	95.7	77 of 2497	96.9%	★★★★★
2015	96.4	67 of 2477	97.3%	★★★★★
2013	86.0	166 of 2379	93.0%	★★★★★
2012	89.5	94 of 2259	95.8%	★★★★★
2011	90.6	78 of 2236	96.5%	★★★★★
2010	92.8	44 of 2179	98.0%	★★★★★
2009	94.3	25 of 2063	98.8%	★★★★★
2008	95.5	24 of 2005	98.8%	★★★★★
2007	95.3	32 of 1999	98.4%	★★★★★
2006	91.0	105 of 1804	94.2%	★★★★★
2005	96.7	17 of 1777	99.0%	★★★★★
2004	96.0	38 of 1769	97.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	82.6	79 of 777	89.8%	★★★★☆
2025	80.1	117 of 739	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	161 of 743	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	168 of 715	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	135 of 733	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	87 of 745	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	84 of 700	88.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	74.8	235 of 1531	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	167 of 1491	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	89.4	84 of 1369	93.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	90.7	52 of 1478	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	61.3	257 of 1521	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	79 of 1540	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	6 of 1364	99.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	96.6	62 of 2516	97.5%	★★★★★
2025	96.2	83 of 2533	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	136 of 2551	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	153 of 2531	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	137 of 2509	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	71 of 2380	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	71 of 2262	96.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	94.3	81 of 2357	96.6%	★★★★★
2025	90.5	146 of 2395	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	126 of 2388	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	80.4	309 of 2374	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	88.2	163 of 2359	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	131 of 2213	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	61 of 2072	97.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	85.7	228 of 2529	91.0%	★★★★★
2025	83.7	273 of 2542	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	98.5	36 of 2579	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	70.4	510 of 2531	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	288 of 2458	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	188 of 2369	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	78 of 2230	96.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	97.5	56 of 2514	97.8%	★★★★★
2025	96.8	81 of 2534	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	90 of 2552	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	167 of 2538	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	123 of 2527	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	89 of 2407	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	68 of 2273	97.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	75.4	158 of 735	78.5%	★★★★☆
2025	79.2	142 of 726	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	105 of 701	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	238 of 677	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	203 of 665	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.6	186 of 554	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.5	150 of 462	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	91.3	87 of 1605	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	93.1	68 of 1566	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	130 of 1552	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	70.9	262 of 1531	82.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	85.7	128 of 1490	91.4%	★★★★★
2025	84.4	160 of 1520	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	444 of 1537	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	489 of 1543	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	477 of 1555	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.2	200 of 1602	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	160 of 1496	89.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)97th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)95th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)91st percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2026)90th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)85th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)79th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy85%+35 vs state

Mathematics75%+37 vs state

Science73%+37 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
Iron Horse Middle	Public	6-8	12601 Alcosta Blvd.	San Ramon	94583	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 824-2820	939	42	22.5	9.9%	191 (20.3%)	25 (2.7%)	100 (10.6%)	528 (56.2%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	86 (9.2%)	97.5	58^th of 2740 public middle schools	97.9%		97	86^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.9%	28	73.0	73.0	81.9	87.2	85.5	84.7	71.3	75.8	79.3	75.3	$15,262	$223	$15,039
Pine Valley Middle	Public	6-8	3000 Pine Valley Rd.	San Ramon	94583	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 479-7700	973	39	24.9	6.8%	289 (29.7%)	11 (1.1%)	96 (9.9%)	480 (49.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	93 (9.6%)	97.2	73^rd of 2740 public middle schools	97.3%		97	87^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.8%	14	71.9	71.9	78.6	84.8	84.6	82.7	72.3	73.8	78.7	75.1	$13,779	$173	$13,606
Charlotte Wood Middle	Public	6-8	600 El Capitan Dr.	Danville	94526	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-4400	853	37	22.8	5.2%	466 (54.6%)	9 (1.1%)	91 (10.7%)	178 (20.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	106 (12.4%)	95.9	112^th of 2740 public middle schools	95.9%		93.9	182^nd of 2761 public middle schools	93.4%	70	66.4	66.4	80.4	82.5	80.6	81.1	71.9	68.9	68.3	69.8	$14,785	$184	$14,601
Gale Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	6400 Main Branch Rd.	San Ramon	94582	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 479-1500	971	43	22.7	9.8%	75 (7.7%)	25 (2.6%)	80 (8.2%)	732 (75.4%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.4%)	97.9	48^th of 2740 public middle schools	98.2%		98.1	44^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.4%	4	72.9	72.9	82.4	85.3	84.7	84.2	79.2	79.3	80.8	79.8	$14,737	$163	$14,574
Windemere Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	11611 East Branch Pkwy.	San Ramon	94582	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 479-7400	1,011	42	23.9	8.2%	60 (5.9%)	18 (1.8%)	33 (3.3%)	850 (84.1%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	42 (4.2%)	98.6	25^th of 2740 public middle schools	99.1%		98.5	29^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.9%	4	84.5	84.5	83.7	86.7	89.9	86.9	81.0	79.6	85.4	82.1	$13,649	$112	$13,537
Diablo Vista Middle	Public	6-8	4100 Camino Tassajara	Danville	94506	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-7600	835	36	23.3	8.3%	226 (27.1%)	13 (1.6%)	56 (6.7%)	449 (53.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (10.4%)	97.5	57^th of 2740 public middle schools	97.9%		97.1	76^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.2%	19	67.3	67.3	84.8	86.7	79.1	83.5	81.1	80.9	77.3	79.8	$15,334	$273	$15,061
Wells Middle	Public	6-8	6800 Penn Dr.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 828-6227	1,041	44	23.8	22.5%	222 (21.3%)	47 (4.5%)	190 (18.3%)	464 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	111 (10.7%)	79.6	483^rd of 2740 public middle schools	82.4%		83	414^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.0%	69	28.6	28.6	68.5	70.2	61.4	66.9	60.4	60.1	53.8	58.3	$15,949	$1,328	$14,621
Los Cerros Middle	Public	6-8	968 Blemer Rd.	Danville	94526	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-6800	486	24	19.9	5.1%	295 (60.7%)	4 (0.8%)	40 (8.2%)	91 (18.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (10.9%)	94.8	148^th of 2740 public middle schools	94.6%		94.7	161^st of 2761 public middle schools	94.2%	13	69.1	69.1	81.2	70.9	78.1	76.8	74.4	66.9	71.0	70.8	$17,461	$305	$17,156
Eleanor Murray Fallon	Public	6-8	3601 Kohnen Way	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 875-9376	1,683	67	24.9	10.8%	120 (7.1%)	31 (1.8%)	61 (3.6%)	1,367 (81.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	100 (5.9%)	97.3	64^th of 2740 public middle schools	97.7%		97.7	59^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.9%	5	68.5	68.5	82.2	84.4	82.0	82.9	75.5	76.6	79.4	77.3	$14,540	$649	$13,891
Thomas S. Hart Middle	Public	6-8	4433 Willow Rd.	Pleasanton	94588	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-3102	1,129	49	23.1	10.0%	215 (19.0%)	15 (1.3%)	101 (8.9%)	734 (65.0%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (5.1%)	97	78^th of 2740 public middle schools	97.2%		97.6	61^st of 2761 public middle schools	97.8%	17	70.6	70.6	78.9	83.9	79.5	80.8	79.3	76.9	74.8	77.0	$15,983	$226	$15,757

Frequently Asked Questions about Iron Horse Middle

What is the racial makeup of Iron Horse Middle?

Students at Iron Horse Middle are 56% Asian, 20% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is Iron Horse Middle a good school?

Yes! Iron Horse Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 58^th of 2740 California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Iron Horse Middle attend?

Students who attend Iron Horse Middle usually go on to attend California High

What district is Iron Horse Middle in?

San Ramon Valley Unified

How many students attend Iron Horse Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 939 students attended Iron Horse Middle.

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