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Pine Valley Middle

Public Grades 6-8
72nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,703 California Middle Schools
Better than 97% of California middle schools
Summary

Pine Valley Middle serves 973 students in grades 6–8 in San Ramon, within the highly rated San Ramon Valley Unified district. SchoolDigger gives the school 5 stars and ranks it 72nd of 2,703 California schools, at the 97th percentile. Its clearest comparative strength is science.

Compared with the 10 nearby schools, Pine Valley is above their average in all three subjects, but it is not a neighborhood leader: it ranks 7th of 11 in English Language Arts (ELA), 8th in math, and 5th in science. Its scores are 83% in ELA, 75% in math, and 72% in science—about 3, 2, and 7 percentage points above nearby averages, respectively. Science also stands out against district results: Pine Valley is 6 points higher, while ELA is 2 points higher and math is virtually level. All three subjects are far above state results, by about 33–37 points. Within grades, 6th-grade ELA is the clearest concern: 79% proficiency is 2 points below the district, while 7th- and 8th-grade ELA are each above it. This points to a specific grade-level question, not a broad weakness across the school.

Results have risen over the four years shown: ELA, math, and science each gained about 9 percentage points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026. State scores rose too, by about 3 points in ELA, 4 in math, and 6 in science, so Pine Valley’s already large lead over the state widened. Other context gives a mixed picture: chronic absenteeism was 5% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 8% and the state’s 18%, and the third-lowest among nearby schools. In 2024–2025, 7% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the third-lowest rate among nearby schools with the same measure and year. The student-teacher ratio was 24.9 in 2024–2025, tied for the highest nearby, compared with 22.4 to 23.9 at other nearby schools.

973
Students ?
24.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,533
Per pupil spending ?
6.8%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 3000 Pine Valley Rd.
       San Ramon, CA  94583-3324

(925) 479-7700

District: San Ramon Valley Unified


Students who attend Pine Valley Middle usually attend:

High:    California High

Feeder schools for Pine Valley Middle:

Elementary:    Country Club Elementary
    Neil A. Armstrong Elementary
    Walt Disney Elementary
Racial breakdown:

Asian:
49.3%
White:
29.7%
Hispanic:
9.9%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the California average (78% vs 42% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 3% of California middle schools
Worth a look
!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school78%
District avg75%
California avg42%
72nd of 2,703
California public middle schools ?
Top 3%▲ up 5 pts since 2016
From top 7% (2016) to top 3% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 8Middle Schools in the San Ramon Valley Unified
59th of 968San 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202697.272 of 270397.3%★★★★★
202597.087 of 276196.8%★★★★★
202497.380 of 278397.1%★★★★★
202394.9155 of 278194.4%★★★★★
202296.0112 of 274095.9%★★★★★
201995.5116 of 271595.7%★★★★★
201895.1118 of 248095.2%★★★★★
201795.991 of 250896.4%★★★★★
201692.0183 of 249792.7%★★★★★
201593.9130 of 247794.8%★★★★★
201391.852 of 237997.8%★★★★★
201289.885 of 225996.2%★★★★★
201191.070 of 223696.9%★★★★★
201092.350 of 217997.7%★★★★★
200986.4157 of 206392.4%★★★★★
200886.6163 of 200591.9%★★★★★
200784.4227 of 199988.6%★★★★☆
200692.479 of 180495.6%★★★★★
200590.9108 of 177793.9%★★★★★
200492.783 of 176995.3%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202680.1121 of 76984.3%★★★★☆
202582.089 of 73988.0%★★★★☆
202483.072 of 74390.3%★★★★★
202379.0120 of 71583.2%★★★★☆
202281.488 of 73388.0%★★★★☆
201983.165 of 74591.3%★★★★★
201880.795 of 70086.4%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202291.477 of 153195.0%★★★★★
201983.2153 of 149189.7%★★★★☆
201894.348 of 136996.5%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202696.660 of 248397.6%★★★★★
202596.958 of 253397.7%★★★★★
202496.774 of 255197.1%★★★★★
202394.5140 of 253194.5%★★★★★
202295.6108 of 250995.7%★★★★★
201994.8105 of 238095.6%★★★★★
201894.2116 of 226294.9%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202692.5102 of 232595.6%★★★★★
202594.973 of 239597.0%★★★★★
202492.9104 of 238895.6%★★★★★
202389.3150 of 237493.7%★★★★★
202283.7227 of 235990.4%★★★★★
201993.983 of 221396.2%★★★★★
201895.656 of 207297.3%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202685.6225 of 249391.0%★★★★★
202590.9156 of 254293.9%★★★★★
202497.259 of 257997.7%★★★★★
202382.9279 of 253189.0%★★★★☆
202288.6166 of 245893.2%★★★★★
201981.0288 of 236987.8%★★★★☆
201889.4136 of 223093.9%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202696.483 of 247896.7%★★★★★
202596.0107 of 253495.8%★★★★★
202496.978 of 255296.9%★★★★★
202394.0150 of 253894.1%★★★★★
202295.1129 of 252794.9%★★★★★
201994.9129 of 240794.6%★★★★★
201895.0117 of 227394.9%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202680.3117 of 73484.1%★★★★☆
202577.1157 of 72678.4%★★★★☆
202483.983 of 70188.2%★★★★☆
202374.5166 of 67775.5%★★★★☆
202283.679 of 66588.1%★★★★☆
201964.6207 of 55462.6%★★★☆☆
201868.6153 of 46266.9%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202697.338 of 158697.6%★★★★★
202595.051 of 156696.7%★★★★★
202495.646 of 155297.0%★★★★★
202390.782 of 153194.6%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202682.4186 of 148287.4%★★★★☆
202578.8267 of 152082.4%★★★★☆
202479.4243 of 153784.2%★★★★☆
202365.2488 of 154368.4%★★★☆☆
202274.2340 of 155578.1%★★★★☆
201980.8247 of 160284.6%★★★★☆
201879.5271 of 149681.9%★★★★☆
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)
Special Education (2026)98th percentile~ school
Female (2026)98th percentile~ school
Male (2026)97th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)96th percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)95th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile-6 vs school
White (2026)87th percentile-10 vs school
Asian (2026)84th percentile-13 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)84th percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy83%+33 vs state
Mathematics75%+37 vs state
Science72%+36 vs state

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Students at Pine Valley Middle are 49% Asian, 30% White, 10% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Yes! Pine Valley Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 72nd of 2703 California middle schools.

Students who attend Pine Valley Middle usually go on to attend California High

In the 2024-25 school year, 973 students attended Pine Valley Middle.

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Latest California data All new data »
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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