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Dartmouth Middle

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Dartmouth Middle ranks 297 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

297^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 89% of California middle schools

Summary

Dartmouth Middle is a public middle school serving about 900 students in grades 6-8 in San Jose, part of the highly-regarded Union Elementary school district.

This is a strong, consistent school where students are highly engaged, with chronic absenteeism remarkably low at 9.4%, and academic proficiency well above state averages in all subjects. It has maintained a stable performance ranking between the 89th and 95th percentiles statewide for the past decade. An interesting point for parents is that Dartmouth exists in the shadow of its exceptional district peer, Union Middle, which ranks in the 99th percentile; while Dartmouth's scores are solid, there is a noticeable gap compared to Union's elite results. Compared to other nearby schools, Dartmouth outperforms others with similar student demographics, like Price Charter Middle, and achieves its strong results with moderate per-pupil spending, using resources more efficiently than some higher-spending but lower-performing schools like John Muir Middle.

Within the regional landscape, Dartmouth is a reliable, second-tier performer behind elite schools like Raymond J. Fisher Middle and Union Middle. The school shows some variability in supporting different student groups from year to year, which is an area to watch. Overall, Dartmouth Middle represents a quality educational choice in a competitive area, delivering above-average outcomes with effective use of resources, even if it isn't the absolute top performer in its district.

903

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,321

Per pupil spending ?

17.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5575 Dartmouth Dr.
San Jose, CA 95118-3332

(408) 264-1122

District: Union Elementary

Students who attend Dartmouth Middle usually attend:

High:

Branham High

Feeder schools for Dartmouth Middle:

Elementary:	Guadalupe Elementary
	Lietz Elementary
	Oster Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

36.0%

White:

31.2%

Hispanic:

23.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2013 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (63% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg73%

California avg41%

297^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Union Elementary

79^th of 1,543Union Elementary 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	88.8	297 of 2761	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	89.7	282 of 2783	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	304 of 2781	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	92.0	222 of 2740	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	200 of 2715	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	176 of 2480	92.9%	★★★★★
2017	94.1	149 of 2508	94.1%	★★★★★
2016	92.8	148 of 2497	94.1%	★★★★★
2015	90.3	210 of 2477	91.5%	★★★★★
2013	88.6	112 of 2379	95.3%	★★★★★
2012	89.0	105 of 2259	95.4%	★★★★★
2011	89.5	98 of 2236	95.6%	★★★★★
2010	89.4	110 of 2179	95.0%	★★★★★
2009	86.7	153 of 2063	92.6%	★★★★★
2008	89.4	119 of 2005	94.1%	★★★★★
2007	85.0	213 of 1999	89.3%	★★★★☆
2006	87.5	162 of 1804	91.0%	★★★★★
2005	87.4	159 of 1777	91.1%	★★★★★
2004	88.2	146 of 1769	91.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	187 of 739	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	151 of 743	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	163 of 715	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	59 of 733	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	84.1	49 of 745	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	17 of 700	97.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	62.8	366 of 1531	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	254 of 1491	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	130 of 1369	90.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	83.5	68 of 1478	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	63.9	224 of 1521	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	240 of 1540	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	92.7	52 of 1442	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	96 of 1364	93.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.6	260 of 2533	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	295 of 2551	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	261 of 2531	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	90.2	232 of 2509	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	173 of 2380	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	182 of 2262	92.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	1228 of 2395	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	1162 of 2388	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.8	1302 of 2374	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	874 of 2359	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.7	573 of 2213	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	542 of 2072	73.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	1332 of 2542	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	73.0	474 of 2579	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	39.9	1330 of 2531	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	1385 of 2458	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.6	616 of 2369	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	322 of 2230	85.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	329 of 2534	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	89.8	255 of 2552	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	324 of 2538	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	91.3	213 of 2527	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	196 of 2407	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	167 of 2273	92.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	183 of 726	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	122 of 701	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	230 of 677	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.9	162 of 665	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	71 of 554	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	141 of 462	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	390 of 1566	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	350 of 1552	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	55.5	454 of 1531	70.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	322 of 1520	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	362 of 1537	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	265 of 1543	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	231 of 1555	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	158 of 1602	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	122 of 1496	91.8%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2024)95th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

White (2025)79th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)76th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)75th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)75th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile-41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state

Mathematics63%+26 vs state

Science55%+22 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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	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 4th Grade	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
Dartmouth Middle	Public	6-8	5575 Dartmouth Dr.	San Jose	95118	Santa Clara County	Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 264-1122	903	42	21.6	17.4%	282 (31.2%)	11 (1.2%)	208 (23.0%)	325 (36.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (8.3%)	88.8	297^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.2%		89.7	282^nd of 2783 public middle schools	89.9%	15		54.9	54.9			62.5	69.1	66.6	66.1			64.8	66.5	59.0	63.4	$17,321	$1,880	$15,441
John Muir Middle	Public	6-8	1260 Branham Ln.	San Jose	95118	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6281	722	36	20.0	54.2%	138 (19.1%)	21 (2.9%)	430 (59.6%)	83 (11.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.5%)	48.4	1225^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.6%		45.4	1302^nd of 2783 public middle schools	53.2%	77		33.1	33.1			34.9	42.6	48.5	42.1			32.9	40.7	28.9	34.1	$22,443	$1,294	$21,149
Castillero Middle	Public	6-8	6384 Leyland Park Dr.	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6385	865	38	22.8	32.0%	273 (31.6%)	13 (1.5%)	348 (40.2%)	146 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	83 (9.6%)	76.3	556^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.9%		78.9	506^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.8%	50		44.4	44.4			56.1	62.7	56.1	58.2			53.0	53.6	44.3	50.2	$20,359	$620	$19,739
Union Middle	Public	6-8	2130 Los Gatos-Almaden Rd.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 371-0366	1,068	45	23.9	7.8%	387 (36.2%)	4 (0.4%)	135 (12.6%)	440 (41.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (9.4%)	98.2	38^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.6%		98.6	28^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.0%	10		78.7	78.7			82.7	84.4	82.9	83.4			82.5	83.6	83.0	83.0	$15,661	$1,182	$14,479
Price Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2650 New Jersey Ave.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Cambrian	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 377-2532	959	45	21.4	16.7%	297 (31.0%)	18 (1.9%)	302 (31.5%)	209 (21.8%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	126 (13.1%)	89.5	286^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.6%		88.1	321^st of 2783 public middle schools	88.5%	35		56.8	56.8			70.5	73.2	67.1	70.1			58.6	58.4	59.8	58.9	$10,132	$1,381	$8,751
Herman (Leonard) Intermediate	Public	5-8	5955 Blossom Ave.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 226-1886	723	32	22.3	31.1%	134 (18.5%)	21 (2.9%)	274 (37.9%)	234 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	54 (7.5%)	88.3	307^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.9%		87.4	337^th of 2783 public middle schools	87.9%	30	82.8	53.7	59.0		95.3	88.9	71.7	67.1	73.5		84.4	71.4	53.6	56.7	59.2	$17,060	$1,103	$15,957
Bret Harte Middle	Public	6-8	7050 Bret Harte Dr.	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6270	862	41	21.1	11.9%	202 (23.4%)	13 (1.5%)	117 (13.6%)	455 (52.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (8.6%)	95.8	124^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.5%		96.1	123^rd of 2783 public middle schools	95.6%	1		63.5	63.5			77.2	78.0	71.0	75.2			78.4	82.1	79.7	80.1	$20,478	$714	$19,764
Willow Glen Middle	Public	6-8	2105 Cottle Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6277	1,180	50	23.7	36.7%	363 (30.8%)	21 (1.8%)	593 (50.3%)	92 (7.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	105 (8.9%)	61.8	859^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.9%		62.2	837^th of 2783 public middle schools	69.9%	22		48.9	48.9			57.7	44.6	50.0	50.8			41.9	31.8	37.6	37.1	$20,340	$1,069	$19,271
Raymond J. Fisher Middle	Public	6-8	19195 Fisher Ave.	Los Gatos	95032	Santa Clara County	Los Gatos Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 335-2300	1,015	55	18.4	5.6%	501 (49.4%)	11 (1.1%)	85 (8.4%)	322 (31.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (9.1%)	96.8	94^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.6%		97.4	77^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.2%	17		71.4	71.4			72.6	85.5	81.1	79.7			75.8	77.8	73.0	75.5	$18,943	$925	$18,018
Lairon College Preparatory Academy	Public	4-8	3975 Mira Loma	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5775	253	13	19.8	81.8%	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)	216 (85.4%)	28 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.3	2421^st of 2761 public middle schools	12.3%		12.4	2568^th of 2783 public middle schools	7.7%	147	6.8	9.7	8.5	12.9	17.1	28.3	18.2	32.8	23.8	8.8	14.0	8.1	6.8	12.5	10.1	$25,168	$4,767	$20,401

Frequently Asked Questions about Dartmouth Middle

How many students attend Dartmouth Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 903 students attended Dartmouth Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Dartmouth Middle?

Students at Dartmouth Middle are 36% Asian, 31% White, 23% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Dartmouth Middle attend?

Students who attend Dartmouth Middle usually go on to attend Branham High

Is Dartmouth Middle a good school?

Dartmouth Middle ranks 297^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Dartmouth Middle in?

Union Elementary

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