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Dolores Huerta Middle

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Dolores Huerta Middle ranks 1234 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1234^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 55% of California middle schools

Summary

Dolores Huerta Middle serves 571 students in grades 6–8 in San Jose, in the Santa Clara Unified area. The central concern is that its academic challenge spans all three tested subjects: results trail the district in English language arts (ELA), math, and science, and trail the state in math and science.

ELA is the school’s relative bright spot: 50% proficiency was about 1 percentage point above the state, but 11 points below the district. Math was 31%, about 7 points below the state and 19 below the district; science was 29%, about 7 points below the state and 22 below the district. Compared with seven nearby schools serving grades 6–8, Dolores Huerta was third-lowest in ELA and second-lowest in math and science. Those schools averaged 54% in ELA, 41% in math, and 41% in science, putting Dolores Huerta about 4, 10, and 11 points below those averages, respectively. Results vary by grade: seventh-grade ELA was 61%, above both state and district results, while eighth-grade ELA was 40%, well below both.

Longer-term results are mixed: ELA has been nearly flat since 2022–2023, math has risen about 3 points but fallen farther behind the improving state, and science dropped about 4 points from 2023–2024 after rising the following year. Chronic absenteeism improved from 23% in 2021–2022 to 13% in 2025–2026. Meanwhile, SchoolDigger’s overall ranking declined from the 62nd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 55th percentile in 2025–2026; it currently ranks the school 1,217 of 2,703 and awards it 3 stars. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves White students ranked at the 29th percentile in 2025–2026, down from the 61st percentile the prior year and below the school’s overall 55th percentile. In 2024–2025, the student–teacher ratio was 19.6:1, and 37% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

571

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,590

Per pupil spending ?

37.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

3556 Zanker Rd.
San Jose, CA 95134

(408) 423-2000

District: Santa Clara Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.0%

Asian:

31.3%

White:

10.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2023 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2023

!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 school39%

District avg55%

California avg42%

1,234^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 7 pts since 2023

From top 38% (2023) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	48.5	1234 of 2740	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.7	1108 of 2761	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	1061 of 2783	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	1064 of 2781	61.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.4	339 of 627	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	432 of 777	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.1	452 of 739	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.8	411 of 743	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	376 of 715	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.6	633 of 1478	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	673 of 1521	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	1049 of 2516	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.6	1052 of 2533	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	933 of 2551	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	799 of 2531	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	1596 of 2357	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.5	1406 of 2395	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	1754 of 2388	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	1608 of 2374	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	1456 of 2529	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.9	1579 of 2542	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	1271 of 2579	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	1184 of 2531	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	1212 of 2514	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.1	1034 of 2534	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	1072 of 2552	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	1196 of 2538	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	499 of 735	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.2	480 of 726	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	353 of 701	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	737 of 1605	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.1	726 of 1566	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	645 of 1552	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.2	817 of 1531	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	1052 of 1490	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	60.3	599 of 1520	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	854 of 1537	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	925 of 1543	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)58th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)57th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)54th percentile~ school

Male (2026)52nd percentile-3 vs school

African American (2024)46th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2026)44th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)32nd percentile-23 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Mathematics31%-7 vs state

Science29%-7 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
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
Morrill Middle	Public	6-8	1970 Morrill Ave.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1930	665	32	21.0	34.9%	27 (4.1%)	10 (1.5%)	208 (31.3%)	398 (59.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.9%)	74.3	587^th of 2740 public middle schools	78.6%		74	602^nd of 2761 public middle schools	78.2%	15																	41.0	41.0	62.0	63.4	64.5	63.3	49.0	46.8	43.0	46.2	$16,872	$15,682	$1,190
Rancho Milpitas Middle	Public	7-8	1915 Yellowstone Ave.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2656	693	33	21.2	43.7%	25 (3.6%)	19 (2.7%)	168 (24.2%)	425 (61.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	49 (7.1%)	89.3	277^th of 2740 public middle schools	89.9%		90.9	257^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.7%	20																	57.3	57.3		73.9	69.2	71.5		62.1	57.8	59.9	$22,850	$21,202	$1,648
Thomas Russell Middle	Public	7-8	1500 Escuela Pkwy.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2864	761	33	23.1	38.8%	40 (5.3%)	15 (2.0%)	132 (17.3%)	526 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.0%)	94	169^th of 2740 public middle schools	93.8%		95	157^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.3%	12																	64.3	64.3		77.8	74.9	76.4		72.1	62.8	67.7	$22,030	$20,954	$1,076
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
Sierramont Middle	Public	6-8	3155 Kimlee Dr.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1955	742	31	23.9	24.8%	36 (4.9%)	5 (0.7%)	151 (20.4%)	514 (69.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.4%)	90.2	259^th of 2740 public middle schools	90.5%		91.4	243^rd of 2761 public middle schools	91.2%	16																	54.7	54.7	71.3	75.0	76.0	74.2	57.6	60.8	63.5	60.8	$18,333	$17,304	$1,029
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
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	1336^th of 2740 public middle schools	51.2%		42.4	1412^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.9%	76	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
Piedmont Middle	Public	6-8	955 Piedmont Rd.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1945	591	26	22.7	34.0%	21 (3.6%)	7 (1.2%)	206 (34.9%)	315 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	38 (6.4%)	66.4	778^th of 2740 public middle schools	71.6%		71.7	641^st of 2761 public middle schools	76.8%	137																	37.6	37.6	53.2	61.4	65.3	60.1	39.5	44.4	36.6	40.2	$19,069	$17,832	$1,237

Frequently Asked Questions about Dolores Huerta Middle

How many students attend Dolores Huerta Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 571 students attended Dolores Huerta Middle.

What district is Dolores Huerta Middle in?

Santa Clara Unified

Is Dolores Huerta Middle a good school?

Dolores Huerta Middle ranks 1234^th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Dolores Huerta Middle?

Students at Dolores Huerta Middle are 49% Hispanic, 31% Asian, 10% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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