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Los Cerros Middle

Public Grades 6-8

161^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 94% of California middle schools

Summary

Los Cerros Middle is a highly-rated public school serving about 486 students in grades 6-8 within the top-tier San Ramon Valley Unified school district in Danville, CA.

Academically, Los Cerros is a strong performer that significantly beats state averages, though its test scores in English, Math, and especially Science are somewhat below the high averages of its own district and notably lower than top district schools like Gale Ranch Middle and Diablo Vista Middle. Interestingly, the school operates with a distinct model: it has the smallest student body and lowest student-teacher ratio in the area, coupled with the highest per-student spending among compared schools.

The school shows remarkable effectiveness in supporting specific student groups, with its Multi-racial and Special Education students achieving some of the highest rankings in the state. While chronic absenteeism is low compared to the state, it is slightly higher than some district peers like Pine Valley Middle. Ultimately, being in the San Ramon Valley Unified district is a major advantage, as all its schools far outperform those in neighboring districts such as Mt. Diablo Unified.

486

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,121

Per pupil spending ?

5.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

968 Blemer Rd.
Danville, CA 94526-1502

(925) 855-6800

District: San Ramon Valley Unified

Students who attend Los Cerros Middle usually attend:

High:

Monte Vista High

Feeder schools for Los Cerros Middle:

Elementary:	Green Valley Elementary
	Vista Grande Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.7%

Asian:

18.7%

Two or more races:

10.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2013 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (71% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California middle schools

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of San Ramon Valley Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg74%

California avg41%

161^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

85^th of 1,543San 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
2025	94.7	161 of 2761	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	249 of 2783	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	235 of 2781	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	140 of 2740	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	154 of 2715	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	165 of 2480	93.3%	★★★★★
2017	94.7	134 of 2508	94.7%	★★★★★
2016	92.7	154 of 2497	93.8%	★★★★★
2015	90.9	200 of 2477	91.9%	★★★★★
2013	90.8	69 of 2379	97.1%	★★★★★
2012	90.1	79 of 2259	96.5%	★★★★★
2011	89.4	102 of 2236	95.4%	★★★★★
2010	94.9	19 of 2179	99.1%	★★★★★
2009	90.3	104 of 2063	95.0%	★★★★★
2008	92.3	69 of 2005	96.6%	★★★★★
2007	90.3	115 of 1999	94.2%	★★★★★
2006	89.9	127 of 1804	93.0%	★★★★★
2005	84.5	209 of 1777	88.2%	★★★★☆
2004	91.9	89 of 1769	95.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	139 of 739	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	225 of 743	69.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	160 of 715	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	188 of 733	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.6	279 of 745	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	229 of 700	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	87.8	111 of 1531	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.3	15 of 1491	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	41 of 1369	97.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	81 of 2533	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	172 of 2551	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	254 of 2531	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	99 of 2509	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	137 of 2380	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	125 of 2262	94.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	194 of 2395	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	83.6	245 of 2388	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	161 of 2374	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	57 of 2359	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	86 of 2213	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	44 of 2072	97.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	80.9	289 of 2369	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	257 of 2230	88.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	219 of 2534	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	325 of 2552	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	92.3	191 of 2538	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	194 of 2527	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.2	150 of 2407	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	184 of 2273	91.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	21 of 726	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	79.3	126 of 701	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	90.8	26 of 677	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	79.6	113 of 665	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	150 of 554	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	56.7	233 of 462	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	151 of 1566	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.2	133 of 1552	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	60 of 1531	96.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	315 of 1520	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	425 of 1537	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	443 of 1543	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	243 of 1555	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	182 of 1602	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	217 of 1496	85.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)97th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)97th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)93rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)88th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)81st percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy77%+28 vs state

Mathematics70%+33 vs state

Science58%+26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
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%)	94.7	161^st of 2761 public middle schools	94.2%		91.2	249^th of 2783 public middle schools	91.1%	88	58.3	58.3	73.0	76.7	80.1	76.6	69.3	74.2	68.2	70.5	$19,121	$18,816	$305
Stone Valley Middle	Public	6-8	3001 Miranda Ave.	Alamo	94507	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-5800	586	27	21.6	8.4%	367 (62.6%)	6 (1.0%)	59 (10.1%)	82 (14.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	69 (11.8%)	92.7	206^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.5%		87.9	324^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.4%	118	53.3	53.3	71.7	84.0	74.2	76.6	58.9	72.9	64.8	65.5	$18,320	$18,202	$118
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%)	93.9	182^nd of 2761 public middle schools	93.4%		90.6	266^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.4%	84	50.8	50.8	84.2	82.1	77.7	81.3	69.6	69.2	58.5	65.9	$17,084	$16,900	$184
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	86^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.9%		96.3	111^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.0%	25	70.0	70.0	76.2	88.9	79.6	81.9	67.9	79.5	79.6	75.9	$18,387	$18,164	$223
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%)	97.1	76^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.2%		96.2	115^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.9%	39	60.2	60.2	80.3	85.2	80.5	82.0	83.3	81.9	75.4	79.8	$16,921	$16,648	$273
Foothill Middle	Public	6-8	2775 Cedro Ln.	Walnut Creek	94598	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 939-8600	1,005	39	25.7	8.4%	442 (44.0%)	8 (0.8%)	169 (16.8%)	203 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	178 (17.7%)	91.8	230^th of 2761 public middle schools	91.7%		90.8	262^nd of 2783 public middle schools	90.6%	32	56.2	56.2	74.9	73.2	69.8	72.6	72.8	64.1	56.7	64.3	$44	$12	$32
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%)	98.1	44^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.4%		97.7	69^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.5%	25	71.6	71.6	86.4	86.2	82.1	84.7	79.8	82.7	76.0	79.3	$18,825	$18,662	$163
Walnut Creek Intermediate	Public	6-8	2425 Walnut Blvd.	Walnut Creek	94597	Contra Costa County	Walnut Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 944-6840	940	42	22.1	15.3%	447 (47.6%)	29 (3.1%)	179 (19.0%)	161 (17.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	119 (12.7%)	90.4	269^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.3%		90.2	273^rd of 2783 public middle schools	90.2%	4	51.0	51.0	73.0	68.7	69.6	70.4	59.7	70.0	64.6	64.9	$16,628	$15,958	$670
Diablo View Middle	Public	6-8	300 Diablo View Ln.	Clayton	94517	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 672-0898	514	22	23.1	23.5%	258 (50.2%)	16 (3.1%)	100 (19.5%)	56 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (16.3%)	91.4	242^nd of 2761 public middle schools	91.2%		85.6	375^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.5%	133	62.6	62.6	73.5	73.9	81.6	76.3	58.9	53.4	61.4	57.9	$219	$02	$217
Pine Hollow Middle	Public	6-8	5522 Pine Hollow Rd.	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 672-5444	538	25	21.2	57.1%	152 (28.3%)	17 (3.2%)	204 (37.9%)	95 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	66 (12.3%)	54.3	1063^rd of 2761 public middle schools	61.5%		50.4	1160^th of 2783 public middle schools	58.3%	97	39.9	39.9	42.8	48.3	50.6	47.3	36.5	27.7	35.3	33.5	$297	$48	$249

Frequently Asked Questions about Los Cerros Middle

What is the racial makeup of Los Cerros Middle?

Students at Los Cerros Middle are 61% White, 19% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Los Cerros Middle attend?

Students who attend Los Cerros Middle usually go on to attend Monte Vista High

How many students attend Los Cerros Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 486 students attended Los Cerros Middle.

Is Los Cerros Middle a good school?

Yes. Los Cerros Middle ranks in the top 5.8% of California middle schools.

What district is Los Cerros Middle in?

San Ramon Valley Unified

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