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Alta Loma Middle

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Alta Loma Middle ranks 1112 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1112^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 60% of California middle schools

Summary

Alta Loma Middle is a public school serving about 650 students in grades 6-8 within the South San Francisco Unified School District, performing solidly in the middle range compared to other California middle schools.

The school performs near the state average in English but has notable challenges in math and, especially, science, where scores are significantly below both district and state averages. It's important for parents to know that performance varies considerably by grade, with 8th grade showing the weakest results, and that the school's effectiveness differs across student groups; for instance, its programs for students with special education needs are consistently rated higher than those for some other subgroups. On a positive note, Alta Loma Middle has made excellent progress in improving student attendance, now beating the state average for chronic absenteeism.

When looking at nearby schools, Alta Loma sits between higher-performing schools like Westborough Middle and Lipman Middle and lower-performing ones like Parkway Heights Middle. This wide range of performance within the same district suggests that individual school factors play a major role. Parents may want to explore what higher-achieving schools with similar student populations, such as Fernando Rivera Intermediate, are doing differently, particularly in science instruction and supporting consistent learning for all students.

652

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,038

Per pupil spending ?

37%

Free/discounted lunch ?

116 Romney Ave.
South San Francisco, CA 94080-2141

(650) 877-8797

District: South San Francisco Unified

Feeder schools for Alta Loma Middle:

Elementary:	Buri Buri Elementary
	Junipero Serra Elementary
	Ponderosa Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.1%

Asian:

39.4%

White:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg43%

California avg41%

1,112^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the South San Francisco Unified

675^th of 1,543South San Francisco 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	52.7	1112 of 2761	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	997 of 2783	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	1200 of 2781	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	918 of 2740	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	423 of 894	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	1108 of 2715	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	887 of 2480	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.0	693 of 2508	72.4%	★★★★☆
2016	63.2	798 of 2497	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.5	675 of 2477	72.7%	★★★★☆
2013	63.0	799 of 2379	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.0	818 of 2259	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.0	822 of 2236	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.9	641 of 2179	70.6%	★★★★☆
2009	64.1	658 of 2063	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.8	643 of 2005	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.3	584 of 1999	70.8%	★★★★☆
2006	55.3	714 of 1804	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.4	711 of 1777	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	50.0	780 of 1769	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	443 of 739	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	452 of 743	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	467 of 715	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.9	372 of 733	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	500 of 745	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	494 of 700	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.2	887 of 1531	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	167 of 354	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	344 of 1491	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	55.7	410 of 1369	70.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.0	690 of 1478	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.7	1235 of 1521	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.6	511 of 1540	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.4	274 of 363	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.5	318 of 1442	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	232 of 1364	83.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	934 of 2533	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	861 of 2551	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	986 of 2531	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	809 of 2509	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	288 of 738	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	896 of 2380	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	730 of 2262	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	1634 of 2395	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	1329 of 2388	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1565 of 2374	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	1182 of 2359	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	1390 of 2213	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	1055 of 2072	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	1500 of 2542	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	1432 of 2579	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1747 of 2531	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	1318 of 2458	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	565 of 721	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	1395 of 2369	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	1001 of 2230	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	1150 of 2534	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	1023 of 2552	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	1215 of 2538	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	890 of 2527	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.4	408 of 763	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	1135 of 2407	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	901 of 2273	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	518 of 726	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.3	425 of 701	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	455 of 677	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	445 of 665	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	326 of 554	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.4	238 of 462	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	771 of 1566	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.0	775 of 1552	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	626 of 1531	59.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	1136 of 1520	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.1	843 of 1537	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	916 of 1543	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	933 of 1555	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.4	1257 of 1602	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	1237 of 1496	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)63rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)53rd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile-24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)40th percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile-31 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Mathematics35%~ state avg

Science24%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
Alta Loma Middle	Public	6-8	116 Romney Ave.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8797	652	39	16.8	37.0%	48 (7.4%)	4 (0.6%)	281 (43.1%)	257 (39.4%)	6 (0.9%)	8 (1.2%)	48 (7.4%)	52.7	1112^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.7%		55.7	997^th of 2783 public middle schools	64.2%	115	24.2	24.2	50.3	53.2	46.2	49.8	33.2	41.2	31.0	35.0	$20,038	$1,782	$18,256
Parkway Heights Middle	Public	6-8	650 Sunset Ave.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8788	573	36	15.7	58.3%	12 (2.1%)	8 (1.4%)	458 (79.9%)	70 (12.2%)	6 (1.0%)	6 (1.0%)	13 (2.3%)	24.7	2023^rd of 2761 public middle schools	26.7%		28.2	1891^st of 2783 public middle schools	32.1%	132	19.7	19.7	28.0	21.9	32.8	27.9	18.4	19.5	26.4	21.6	$21,531	$2,313	$19,218
Westborough Middle	Public	6-8	2570 Westborough Blvd.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8848	498	31	16.1	27.3%	27 (5.4%)	5 (1.0%)	108 (21.7%)	299 (60.0%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.0%)	46 (9.2%)	77.8	526^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.9%		77.3	545^th of 2783 public middle schools	80.4%	19	53.4	53.4	56.8	63.8	59.6	60.3	43.2	48.6	53.4	48.3	$20,277	$1,926	$18,351
Thomas R. Pollicita Middle	Public	6-8	550 East Market St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1216	558	28	20.2	46.2%	11 (2.0%)	5 (0.9%)	304 (54.5%)	202 (36.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	28 (5.0%)	50	1180^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.3%		37.2	1560^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.9%	380	28.7	28.7	39.8	47.4	54.0	47.1	31.2	35.8	31.6	32.8	$17,586	$2,059	$15,527
Fernando Rivera Intermediate	Public	6-8	1255 Southgate Ave.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1225	588	27	21.6	36.9%	23 (3.9%)	6 (1.0%)	142 (24.1%)	380 (64.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	33 (5.6%)	61.8	858^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.9%		63.9	801^st of 2783 public middle schools	71.2%	57	31.0	31.0	54.2	57.0	54.4	55.1	39.0	41.9	33.7	38.2	$15,771	$1,479	$14,292
Ingrid B. Lacy Middle	Public	6-8	1427 Palmetto Ave.	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Pacifica	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 738-6665	484	24	19.8	19.0%	168 (34.7%)	10 (2.1%)	140 (28.9%)	91 (18.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	70 (14.5%)	72.5	630^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.2%		78.8	508^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.7%	122	36.5	36.5	56.9	56.9	55.0	56.2	55.4	47.2	46.5	49.8	$9,254	$1,669	$7,585
Lipman Middle	Public	6-8	1 Solano St.	Brisbane	94005	San Mateo County	Brisbane Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 467-9541	161	9	17.1	18.6%	29 (18.0%)	3 (1.9%)	43 (26.7%)	65 (40.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (13.0%)	78.6	507^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.6%		78.8	511^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.6%	4	28.9	28.9	51.0	69.5	67.3	63.1	63.3	57.6	53.9	58.1	$21,916	$98	$21,818
Benjamin Franklin Intermediate	Public	6-8	700 Stewart Ave.	Colma	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1202	497	28	17.9	48.3%	40 (8.0%)	7 (1.4%)	236 (47.5%)	191 (38.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	17 (3.4%)	26.5	1940^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.7%		27.8	1909^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.4%	31	15.5	15.5	24.8	31.5	31.6	29.6	17.7	29.5	25.0	24.4	$17,860	$1,982	$15,878
Parkside Intermediate	Public	6-8	1801 Niles Ave.	San Bruno	94066	San Mateo County	San Bruno Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 624-3180	491	30	16.3	68.2%	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	267 (54.4%)	127 (25.9%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.3%)	58 (11.8%)	44.5	1345^th of 2761 public middle schools	51.3%		39.5	1485^th of 2783 public middle schools	46.6%	140	28.2	28.2	47.9	38.7	39.9	42.1	40.4	26.6	27.6	31.4
Denman (James) Middle	Public	6-8	241 Oneida Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4535	807	44	18.1	64.8%	61 (7.6%)	39 (4.8%)	430 (53.3%)	207 (25.7%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	63 (7.8%)	28.2	1892^nd of 2761 public middle schools	31.5%		29.4	1839^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.9%	53	17.4	17.4	29.1	36.7	31.2	32.3	20.6	28.1	23.5	24.0	$22,644	$2,664	$19,980

Frequently Asked Questions about Alta Loma Middle

Is Alta Loma Middle a good school?

Alta Loma Middle ranks 1112^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Alta Loma Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 652 students attended Alta Loma Middle.

What district is Alta Loma Middle in?

South San Francisco Unified

What is the racial makeup of Alta Loma Middle?

Students at Alta Loma Middle are 43% Hispanic, 39% Asian, 7% White, 7% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

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