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Juan Cabrillo Middle

Q: Is Juan Cabrillo Middle a good school?

Juan Cabrillo Middle ranks 565 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

565^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 80% of California middle schools

Summary

Juan Cabrillo Middle is a public school serving about 800 students in grades 6-8 within the Santa Clara Unified School District, consistently ranking as a strong, above-average school in the state.

The school performs well overall, with test scores in English, Math, and Science that are higher than both the state and district averages, and it has shown impressive improvement over the last decade. A particular strength is its Science program, which is one of the best in the district, second only to Marian A. Peterson Middle. The school also does an excellent job supporting its Special Education students. However, the data shows the school faces a significant challenge: there are large performance gaps for students from low-income families and for Hispanic students, whose academic results are much lower than those of their peers, indicating these groups need more effective support.

Compared to nearby schools, Juan Cabrillo sits in a solid middle tier. It outperforms other schools in the area with higher poverty rates, like Monroe Middle, but does not reach the exceptional performance levels of schools in wealthier districts like Sam H. Lawson Middle in Cupertino Union. While the school spends more per student than many of its neighbors, this investment has led to good, but not top-tier, results, suggesting a need to focus resources on closing the identified achievement gaps to reach the next level.

796

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,611

Per pupil spending ?

26.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Improving — 50th percentile in 2013 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg53%

California avg41%

565^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Santa Clara Unified

401^st of 1,543Santa 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile~ school

White (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)78th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)72nd percentile-6 vs school

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

Asian (2025)66th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)58th percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-46 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Science50%+18 vs state

Mathematics48%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	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%)	75.9	565^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.5%		73.1	633^rd of 2783 public middle schools	77.3%	68																	50.4	50.4	57.5	56.3	59.6	57.8	42.2	48.7	52.4	48.1	$29,611	$1,207	$28,404
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%)	65.7	769^th of 2761 public middle schools	72.1%		65.8	773^rd of 2783 public middle schools	72.2%	4																	36.4	36.4	51.5	60.4	54.5	55.2	39.9	45.8	37.6	41.0	$31,101	$1,348	$29,753
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%)	87.9	314^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.6%		88.6	307^th of 2783 public middle schools	89.0%	7																	55.0	55.0	65.6	70.0	66.4	67.3	63.6	59.6	53.4	58.8	$28,128	$1,177	$26,951
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%)	32.6	1731^st of 2761 public middle schools	37.3%		32.8	1714^th of 2783 public middle schools	38.4%	17																	26.5	26.5	27.7	45.4	31.7	34.9	24.5	28.5	18.7	23.7	$21,026	$855	$20,171
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%)	42.4	1412^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.9%		39.5	1480^th of 2783 public middle schools	46.8%	68	12.5	11.8	9.8	11.2	15.6	17.7	22.0	18.7	18.8	17.7	7.3	14.0	12.5	8.8	17.1	13.1	27.2	27.2	40.0	41.0	36.5	39.2	31.6	34.5	30.0	32.1	$24,718	$1,708	$23,010
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%)	98.9	18^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.3%		99.1	15^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.5%	3																	85.3	85.3	84.1	86.8	90.1	87.0	85.5	88.4	91.4	88.4	$18,636	$570	$18,066
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%)	19.7	2241^st of 2761 public middle schools	18.8%		27.2	1938^th of 2783 public middle schools	30.4%	303																	22.1	22.1	26.9	23.0	23.4	24.4	16.1	17.6	15.3	16.3	$20,078	$911	$19,167
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%)	97.9	54^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.0%		97.7	68^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.6%	14																	71.1	71.1	84.8	82.5	83.5	83.6	83.0	77.1	75.4	78.5	$21,110	$829	$20,281
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%)	19.4	2250^th of 2761 public middle schools	18.5%		20.4	2247^th of 2783 public middle schools	19.3%	3																	18.1	18.1	20.2	22.4	34.7	25.9	12.4	14.9	19.0	15.5	$21,743	$1,303	$20,440
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%)	52.7	1108^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.9%		53.4	1061^st of 2783 public middle schools	61.9%	47																	35.6	35.6	60.2	42.2	44.2	48.6	36.2	32.5	28.7	32.4	$28,976	$1,182	$27,794

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

Is Juan Cabrillo Middle a good school?

Juan Cabrillo Middle ranks 565^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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.

How many students attend Juan Cabrillo Middle?

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

What district is Juan Cabrillo Middle in?

Santa Clara Unified

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