Summary:
ZIP code 94582 has two middle schools, both serving grades 6–8 in San Ramon Valley Unified. In 2025–2026, both schools were well above California proficiency results in English language arts (ELA), mathematics and science. Most importantly, Windemere Ranch Middle led Gale Ranch Middle in every reported subject and grade.
Windemere Ranch stands out at the top: its all-grade results were 87% in ELA, 82% in mathematics and 84% in science, compared with 84%, 80% and 73% at Gale Ranch. The schools were closest in mathematics and ELA, with Windemere ahead by about 2 and 3 percentage points; its science lead was about 12 points. Gale was the lower-scoring of the two, but still exceeded state results in every subject: its scores were about 35 points higher in ELA, 41 in mathematics and 37 in science. The science difference is especially clear in grade 8: Windemere scored 84%, Gale 73%, and the state 35%.
Results shifted modestly between the two years supplied: Windemere gained about 2 points in ELA and 6 in science, while mathematics was nearly unchanged; Gale’s ELA slipped about 1 point, while mathematics and science each rose about 1 point. SchoolDigger rates both schools five stars and ranks Windemere 25th and Gale 48th among 2,703 schools statewide for 2025–2026. Chronic absenteeism was 3% at Windemere and 6% at Gale, versus 8% districtwide and 18% statewide. For 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible students made up 8% at Windemere and 10% at Gale. Their student-teacher ratios were 23.9:1 and 22.7:1, respectively; these figures offer context, not an explanation for their results.
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