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

Dolores Huerta Middle has a Scope Score of 47.1/100, ranked #932 among California middle schools. 16% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,105 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Dolores Huerta Middle?

15.8% of students at Dolores Huerta Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 40.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Dolores Huerta Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Dolores Huerta Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 11.8 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 Dolores Huerta Middle?

13.9% of students at Dolores Huerta 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.

Dolores Huerta Middle

Middle School

Santa Clara Unified San JoseSanta Clara County95134

📍 3556 Zanker Road

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

607 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

42%

Teachers

29 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+5.8 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+6.4 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

20.9%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 105 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic45.6%

White12.4%

Asian20.6%

Black3.6%

Other17.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Dolores Huerta Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	15.8%
Met Standard	24.9%
Below Standard	59.4%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Met or exceeded: 40.6%

1.1pp above state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 13.9%

5.4pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 40.6%

Above state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 15.8%

1.5pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Growth (G6→G8): -11.8pp

Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

▼Suspension rate: 6.6%

2.5pp 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 "41% proficient" for Dolores Huerta Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

15.8% of students exceeded standard while 24.9% met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 17.3%. That's 15.4 points below the Santa Clara Unified district average of 31.2%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 11.8 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. 20.9% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 13.9%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

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