How does Castillero Middle compare to other middle schools in San Jose?

Castillero Middle has a Scope Score of 60.5/100, ranked #599 among California middle schools. 29% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,704 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Castillero Middle?

28.6% of students at Castillero Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 54.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Castillero Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Castillero Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 4.4 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 Castillero Middle?

16.7% of students at Castillero 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 the Scope Score.

Castillero Middle

Middle School

San Jose Unified San JoseSanta Clara County95120

📍 6384 Leyland Park Drive

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Scope 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

849 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

30%

Teachers

38 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+3.9 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+8.0 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

8.3%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 98 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic40.6%

White33.8%

Asian13.4%

Black1.4%

Other10.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Castillero Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	28.6%
Met Standard	25.7%
Below Standard	45.7%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Exceeded standard: 28.6%

11.3pp above state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

✓Met or exceeded: 54.3%

14.8pp above state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 16.7%

2.6pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 54.3%

Above state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

Holding Back

▼Growth (G6→G8): -4.4pp

Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

▼Suspension rate: 8.1%

4.0pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "54% proficient" for Castillero Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

28.6% of students exceeded standard while 25.7% met it. That exceeded rate is 11.3 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 6.9 points above the San Jose Unified district average of 21.7%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 28.7% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 4.4 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. 8.3% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 16.7%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

28.6%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

54.3%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-4.4pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

16.7%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

8.1%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,704

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

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	285	24.6%	31.6%	21.4%	22.5%	56.1%
7th	276	27.2%	35.5%	19.9%	17.4%	62.7%
8th	289	21.1%	35.0%	26.3%	17.6%	56.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	287	32.1%	20.9%	20.9%	26.1%	53.0%
7th	280	35.0%	18.6%	23.2%	23.2%	53.6%
8th	287	31.7%	12.5%	23.0%	32.8%	44.3%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Simonds Elementary

79.3# in state

Los Alamitos Elementary

Also serves area

Rachel Carson Elementary

48.9# in state

Terrell Elementary

24.5# in state

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Middle

Castillero Middle

60.5# in state

This school

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High School

Also serves area

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