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Buchser Middle

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Buchser Middle ranks 609 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

609^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 78% of California middle schools

Summary

Buchser Middle is a 711-student school serving grades 6–8 in Santa Clara, California, and is part of the Santa Clara Unified district. SchoolDigger ranks it 600th among 2,703 California schools, in the 78th percentile with 4 stars. The clearest finding for families is that Buchser is above state results in all three tested subjects: 60% in English language arts (11 points above the state), 44% in math (6 points above), and 51% in science (15 points above).

Buchser’s science results stand out among nearby schools, while math is its relative weakness. Among nine schools with current-year results, Buchser ranks third in English language arts and science and fourth in math. Its English language arts and science scores are nearly level with the district’s, while math is 6 points below the district. Seventh-grade English language arts is a particular soft spot: Buchser’s 57% is 3 points below the district’s result, and it ranks sixth among the nine schools at that grade. Overall, Buchser trails Warren E. Hyde Middle and Marian A. Peterson Middle in SchoolDigger’s nearby-school percentile rankings, but sits just above Moreland Middle.

Results have improved across all three subjects since 2022–23: English language arts rose 9 points, math 10, and science 18. Buchser has also narrowed its gaps with the district and widened its advantages over state results; science rose 14 points from 2024–25 to 2025–26. SchoolDigger’s overall percentile climbed from 59 in 2021–22 to 78, and its rating increased from 3 to 4 stars. Context measures include a student–teacher ratio of 17.8 in 2024–25, the third-lowest among 11 nearby schools, and 32% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25, below the nearby-school average of 51%. SchoolDigger’s group rankings show especially high standing for Multi-racial Students—rank 42 of 734, at the 94th percentile—and lower standing for Hispanic Students—rank 1,071 of 2,325, at the 54th percentile.

711

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,540

Per pupil spending ?

32.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1111 Bellomy St.
Santa Clara, CA 95050-5433

(408) 423-3000

District: Santa Clara Unified

Students who attend Buchser Middle usually attend:

High:

Santa Clara High

Feeder schools for Buchser Middle:

Elementary:	C. W. Haman Elementary
	Kathryn Hughes Elementary
	Montague Elementary
	Scott Lane Elementary
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	Sutter Elementary
	Westwood Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.1%

White:

20.3%

Asian:

17.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg55%

California avg42%

609^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

380^th of 1,530Santa 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	73.2	609 of 2740	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	65.7	769 of 2761	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	773 of 2783	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	62.4	833 of 2781	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	51.5	1133 of 2740	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	842 of 2715	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	830 of 2480	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.2	818 of 2508	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.9	854 of 2497	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.3	1049 of 2477	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.1	1013 of 2379	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.5	756 of 2259	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.9	686 of 2236	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.9	711 of 2179	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.5	987 of 2063	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.9	883 of 2005	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.2	758 of 1999	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.2	812 of 1804	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	49.6	808 of 1777	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	44.0	900 of 1769	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	78.0	103 of 637	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	201 of 643	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.2	126 of 600	79.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	300 of 777	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.1	399 of 739	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	387 of 743	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	415 of 715	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	502 of 733	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	468 of 745	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	485 of 700	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	45.5	643 of 1531	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.2	485 of 1491	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	440 of 1369	67.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.1	345 of 1478	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	58.0	304 of 1521	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	38.0	848 of 1540	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	356 of 1442	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	57.3	331 of 1364	75.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	70.8	611 of 2516	75.7%	★★★★☆
2025	68.1	672 of 2533	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	648 of 2551	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	788 of 2531	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	1022 of 2509	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	871 of 2380	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	894 of 2262	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	1091 of 2357	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.0	1304 of 2395	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	1151 of 2388	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.2	1327 of 2374	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	1574 of 2359	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	1272 of 2213	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	1277 of 2072	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	1052 of 2529	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.6	1246 of 2542	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	1256 of 2579	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	894 of 2531	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	1285 of 2458	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	1099 of 2369	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.2	1249 of 2230	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	72.8	562 of 2514	77.6%	★★★★☆
2025	61.2	811 of 2534	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	803 of 2552	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	787 of 2538	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	1066 of 2527	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	712 of 2407	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	710 of 2273	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	88.2	42 of 735	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	82.0	113 of 726	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	213 of 701	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.4	243 of 677	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	380 of 665	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	320 of 554	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	294 of 462	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	72.6	265 of 1605	83.5%	★★★★☆
2025	67.4	303 of 1566	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	316 of 1552	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	58.7	408 of 1531	73.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	82.3	192 of 1490	87.1%	★★★★☆
2025	70.5	416 of 1520	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	449 of 1537	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	407 of 1543	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	473 of 1555	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.0	506 of 1602	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	556 of 1496	62.8%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)94th percentile+17 vs school

White (2026)87th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2022)84th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)77th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)76th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)61st percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2022)58th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Science51%+15 vs state

Mathematics44%+6 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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	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
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	609^th of 2740 public middle schools	77.8%		65.7	769^th of 2761 public middle schools	72.1%	160		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
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	1897^th of 2740 public middle schools	30.8%		32.6	1731^st of 2761 public middle schools	37.3%	166		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
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	781^st of 2740 public middle schools	71.5%		75.9	565^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.5%	216		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
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	2225^th of 2740 public middle schools	18.8%		19.4	2250^th of 2761 public middle schools	18.5%	25		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
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	2219^th of 2740 public middle schools	19.0%		19.7	2241^st of 2761 public middle schools	18.8%	22		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
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	332^nd of 2740 public middle schools	87.9%		87.9	314^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.6%	18		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
ACE Inspire Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1155 East Julian St.	San Jose	95126	Santa Clara County	ACE Inspire Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 295-6008	205	8	25.0	86.8%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	199 (97.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	15.5	2411^th of 2740 public middle schools	12.0%		19	2270^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.8%	141	0.0	8.3	6.7	26.7	21.3	25.4	16.7	21.6	6.7	22.9	22.2	10.0	18.1
Sunrise Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	1149 East Julian St.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Sunrise Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 659-4785	301	14	20.8	85.7%	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	266 (88.4%)	9 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	54	1078^th of 2740 public middle schools	60.7%		40.4	1485^th of 2761 public middle schools	46.2%	407	37.5	37.0	37.1	43.8	34.0	38.4	51.5	41.3	31.3	45.0	35.1	56.0	44.3
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	1234^th of 2740 public middle schools	55.0%		52.7	1108^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.9%	126		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
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	74^th of 2740 public middle schools	97.3%		97.9	54^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.0%	20		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

Frequently Asked Questions about Buchser Middle

Is Buchser Middle a good school?

Buchser Middle ranks 609^th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Buchser Middle in?

Santa Clara Unified

What is the racial makeup of Buchser Middle?

Students at Buchser Middle are 50% Hispanic, 20% White, 17% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What high school do graduates of Buchser Middle attend?

Students who attend Buchser Middle usually go on to attend Santa Clara High

How many students attend Buchser Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 711 students attended Buchser Middle.

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