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Juan Cabrillo Middle

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Juan Cabrillo Middle ranks 772 nd of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

772^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 71% of California middle schools

Summary

Juan Cabrillo Middle in Santa Clara, California, serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 796 students in the Santa Clara Unified area. SchoolDigger ranks the school at the 71st statewide percentile and gives it 4 stars for 2025–26. The central takeaway is that the school is above California’s proficiency rates in ELA, math and science, but below its district in all three, with sixth-grade math a particularly clear weakness.

Science is the school’s strongest subject relative to the state: proficiency was 48%, compared with 36% statewide, a 12-point advantage. ELA was 55% versus 49% statewide, while math was 41% versus 38%. However, results trailed district rates of 61% in ELA, 50% in math and 51% in science by 5, 9 and 3 points, respectively. Compared with nearby schools’ averages, Juan Cabrillo was 2 points higher in ELA, 5 lower in math and 2 higher in science. Its all-grade math result also hides a sharp grade difference: proficiency was 33% in grade 6, 52% in grade 7 and 38% in grade 8.

Over time, science proficiency rose 6 points from 2022–23 to 2025–26, while ELA increased 3 points and math edged down 1 point; math also fell 7 points from its 2024–25 result. SchoolDigger’s overall percentile dropped from 80 to 71 between the last two years, although the school remained a 4-star school. Its 17.2 students-per-teacher ratio in 2024–25 was the second-lowest among nearby schools, and 26% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, compared with a 37% nearby-school average. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well the school serves Low Socio Economic Status Students was at the 24th percentile, and its ranking for Hispanic Students was at the 27th percentile, both notably below its 71st-percentile overall standing.

796

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,924

Per pupil spending ?

26.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

2550 Cabrillo Ave.
Santa Clara, CA 95051-1803

(408) 423-3700

District: Santa Clara Unified

Students who attend Juan Cabrillo Middle usually attend:

High:

Adrian Wilcox High

Feeder schools for Juan Cabrillo Middle:

Elementary:	Bowers Elementary
	Bracher Elementary
	Briarwood Elementary
	Central Park Elementary
	More...
	Pomeroy Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.8%

Asian:

34.5%

White:

15.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 80th percentile in 2025 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 80th-percentile peak (2025) to 71st (2026)

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

!Near the bottom of Santa Clara Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg55%

California avg42%

772^nd of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Santa Clara Unified

224^th of 968Santa Clara 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	66.3	772 of 2703	71.4%	★★★★☆
2025	75.9	565 of 2761	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	633 of 2783	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	651 of 2781	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	618 of 2740	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	764 of 2715	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	58.0	891 of 2480	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.8	1006 of 2508	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.4	945 of 2497	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.7	1224 of 2477	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.5	1201 of 2379	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.0	1074 of 2259	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.2	1168 of 2236	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.3	1223 of 2179	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.6	1041 of 2063	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.5	1228 of 2005	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.0	1254 of 1999	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.8	946 of 1804	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.7	1044 of 1777	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	43.7	907 of 1769	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	379 of 769	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.9	252 of 739	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	299 of 743	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	304 of 715	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.9	326 of 733	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	277 of 745	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	302 of 700	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	58.5	431 of 1531	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	58.1	427 of 1491	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	48.6	511 of 1369	62.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.9	490 of 1478	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	309 of 1521	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	57.0	341 of 1540	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	230 of 1442	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	63.5	264 of 1364	80.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	780 of 2483	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.5	535 of 2533	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	635 of 2551	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	628 of 2531	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	581 of 2509	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	698 of 2380	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	57.4	861 of 2262	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	1694 of 2325	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.6	1580 of 2395	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1583 of 2388	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	1558 of 2374	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	1181 of 2359	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	1188 of 2213	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	1427 of 2072	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	1894 of 2493	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.0	1921 of 2542	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	1759 of 2579	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	1290 of 2531	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	1064 of 2458	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	1199 of 2369	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	1277 of 2230	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	670 of 2478	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	73.3	562 of 2534	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	549 of 2552	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	586 of 2538	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	577 of 2527	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.8	730 of 2407	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	837 of 2273	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	422 of 734	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.8	307 of 726	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	364 of 701	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	75.5	157 of 677	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.0	277 of 665	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	242 of 554	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	180 of 462	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	438 of 1586	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	68.4	287 of 1566	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	343 of 1552	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.3	413 of 1531	73.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	70.6	391 of 1482	73.6%	★★★★☆
2025	74.6	332 of 1520	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	411 of 1537	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	509 of 1543	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	493 of 1555	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	674 of 1602	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	769 of 1496	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)74th percentile~ school

Male (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)72nd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)69th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2026)51st percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)43rd percentile-29 vs school

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile-44 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+6 vs state

Science48%+12 vs state

Mathematics41%+3 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 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Juan Cabrillo Middle	Public	6-8	2550 Cabrillo Ave.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-3700	796	46	17.2	26.1%	123 (15.5%)	14 (1.8%)	317 (39.8%)	275 (34.5%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.0%)	55 (6.9%)	66.3	772^nd of 2703 public middle schools	71.4%		75.9	565^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.5%	207																	48.4	48.4	49.4	57.6	57.6	55.1	32.8	52.1	38.4	41.3	$35,924	$35,788	$136
Buchser Middle	Public	6-8	1111 Bellomy St.	Santa Clara	95050	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-3000	711	40	17.8	32.2%	144 (20.3%)	21 (3.0%)	356 (50.1%)	121 (17.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	63 (8.9%)	73.2	600^th of 2703 public middle schools	77.8%		65.7	769^th of 2761 public middle schools	72.1%	169																	50.7	50.7	63.6	56.9	60.7	60.4	41.5	46.4	45.5	44.4	$38,540	$38,404	$136
Marian A. Peterson Middle	Public	6-8	1380 Rosalia Ave.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-2800	759	36	21.3	22.0%	123 (16.2%)	8 (1.1%)	229 (30.2%)	350 (46.1%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.7%)	86.4	324^th of 2703 public middle schools	88.0%		87.9	314^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.6%	10																	63.0	63.0	64.4	61.1	67.1	64.2	63.1	58.1	58.4	59.9	$32,442	$32,306	$136
Herbert Hoover Middle	Public	6-8	1635 Park Ave.	San Jose	95126	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6274	910	49	18.5	63.0%	86 (9.5%)	28 (3.1%)	711 (78.1%)	44 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.4%)	28.3	1871^st of 2703 public middle schools	30.8%		32.6	1731^st of 2761 public middle schools	37.3%	140																	30.7	30.7	26.0	32.4	34.9	31.1	23.0	26.0	22.2	23.7	$24,387	$22,868	$1,519
Columbia Middle	Public	6-8	739 Morse Ave.	Sunnyvale	94085	Santa Clara County	Sunnyvale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-8247	697	41	16.9	30.3%	107 (15.4%)	6 (0.9%)	376 (53.9%)	122 (17.5%)	20 (2.9%)	14 (2.0%)	50 (7.2%)	44.8	1317^th of 2703 public middle schools	51.3%		42.4	1412^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.9%	95	7.7	18.2	14.3	13.8	3.9	30.3	25.0	20.7	7.7	27.3	14.3	17.2	3.9	18.2	14.3	12.6	34.3	34.3	39.6	39.2	39.1	39.3	34.4	34.7	37.8	35.7	$34,471	$32,912	$1,559
Sam H. Lawson Middle	Public	6-8	10401 Vista Dr.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 255-7500	841	44	19.3	15.2%	52 (6.2%)	6 (0.7%)	31 (3.7%)	703 (83.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.5%)	98.2	37^th of 2703 public middle schools	98.6%		98.9	18^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.3%	19																	82.5	82.5	77.8	84.2	87.0	83.1	86.0	87.2	87.6	87.0	$24,725	$24,396	$329
Monroe Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1055 South Monroe St.	San Jose	95128	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 556-0360	677	36	18.8	59.1%	63 (9.3%)	26 (3.8%)	503 (74.3%)	52 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.6%)	20	2188^th of 2703 public middle schools	19.1%		19.7	2241^st of 2761 public middle schools	18.8%	53																	25.1	25.1	22.5	32.1	26.9	27.1	15.3	17.2	19.1	17.1	$23,040	$21,994	$1,046
Warren E. Hyde Middle	Public	6-8	19325 Bollinger Rd.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-6290	800	40	19.9	26.3%	93 (11.6%)	3 (0.4%)	95 (11.9%)	550 (68.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.0%)	97.1	73^rd of 2703 public middle schools	97.3%		97.9	54^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.0%	19																	68.9	68.9	78.4	82.8	80.6	80.6	83.2	81.7	75.0	80.0	$27,293	$27,070	$223
Muwekma Ohlone Middle	Public	6-8	850 North Second St.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6267	587	33	17.9	68.7%	29 (4.9%)	4 (0.7%)	501 (85.3%)	33 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.9%)	20	2194^th of 2703 public middle schools	18.8%		19.4	2250^th of 2761 public middle schools	18.5%	56																	16.8	16.8	27.7	23.6	33.0	28.1	26.4	15.8	15.5	18.9	$25,682	$23,820	$1,862
Dolores Huerta Middle	Public	6-8	3556 Zanker Rd.	San Jose	95134	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-2000	571	29	19.6	37.0%	57 (10.0%)	16 (2.8%)	280 (49.0%)	179 (31.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (6.0%)	48.5	1217^th of 2703 public middle schools	55.0%		52.7	1108^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.9%	109																	29.0	29.0	49.7	60.8	40.4	50.0	26.7	40.3	27.2	31.4	$38,590	$38,454	$136

Frequently Asked Questions about Juan Cabrillo Middle

What high school do graduates of Juan Cabrillo Middle attend?

Students who attend Juan Cabrillo Middle usually go on to attend Adrian Wilcox High

How many students attend Juan Cabrillo Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 796 students attended Juan Cabrillo Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Juan Cabrillo Middle?

Students at Juan Cabrillo Middle are 40% Hispanic, 35% Asian, 15% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Juan Cabrillo Middle a good school?

Juan Cabrillo Middle ranks 772^nd of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Juan Cabrillo Middle in?

Santa Clara Unified

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