How does C. T. English Middle compare to other middle schools in Los Gatos?

C. T. English Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 64.8/100, placing it at the 93rd percentile statewide. 44% of students exceed standard, with a total of 322 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at C. T. English Middle?

44.1% of students at C. T. English Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 73.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is C. T. English Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, C. T. English Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 2.2 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at C. T. English Middle?

7.9% of students at C. T. English Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

C. T. English Middle

Middle School

Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary Los GatosSanta Clara County95033

📍 23800 Summit Road

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Solid Base

A solid, reliable choice — most students meet proficiency standards consistently.

Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

162 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

16:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

Teachers

10 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+6.9 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+12.9 pts DFS change

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic12.3%

White69.1%

Asian6.2%

Black1.2%

Other11.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for C. T. English Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	44.1%
Met Standard	29.3%
Below Standard	26.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "73% proficient" for C. T. English Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

44.1% of students exceeded standard while 29.3% met it. That exceeded rate is 26.8 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 3.0 points below the Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary district average of 47.1%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 2.2 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased year-over-year.

Chronic absenteeism is 7.9%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

44.1%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

73.4%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-2.2pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

7.9%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.2%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

322

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	54	33.3%	33.3%	22.2%	11.1%	66.7%
7th	52	44.2%	36.5%	11.5%	7.7%	80.8%
8th	55	40.0%	34.5%	18.2%	7.3%	74.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	54	53.7%	22.2%	20.4%	3.7%	75.9%
7th	52	48.1%	30.8%	15.4%	5.8%	78.8%
8th	55	45.5%	18.2%	16.4%	20.0%	63.6%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Loma Prieta Elementary

68.993rd pctile

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Middle

C. T. English Middle

64.893rd pctile

This school

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High School

No feeder data available for this level

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.