How does Iron Horse Middle compare to other middle schools in San Ramon?

Iron Horse Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 70.2/100, placing it at the 97th percentile statewide. 48% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,842 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Iron Horse Middle?

48.4% of students at Iron Horse Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 78.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Iron Horse Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Iron Horse Middle's proficiency rate increases by 7.5 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Iron Horse Middle?

6.7% of students at Iron Horse 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.

Iron Horse Middle

Middle School

San Ramon Valley Unified San RamonContra Costa County94583

📍 12601 Alcosta Boulevard

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Growth Engine

A growth engine — students gain measurably more here than at peer schools.

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

1,007 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

Teachers

43 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+5.6 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+12.6 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

21.4%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 42 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic11.1%

White23.5%

Asian50.3%

Black2.5%

Other12.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Iron Horse Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	48.4%
Met Standard	30.2%
Below Standard	21.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "79% proficient" for Iron Horse Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

48.4% of students exceeded standard while 30.2% met it. That exceeded rate is 31.1 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's near the San Ramon Valley Unified district average of 47.9%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.2 points higher (vs 43.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 7.5 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased year-over-year. 21.4% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 6.7%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

48.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

78.6%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+7.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

6.7%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.6%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,842

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	290	44.5%	31.7%	17.2%	6.5%	76.2%
7th	332	53.6%	35.2%	8.4%	2.7%	88.9%
8th	299	38.5%	41.1%	15.7%	4.7%	79.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	290	40.7%	27.2%	22.8%	9.3%	67.9%
7th	332	57.2%	22.3%	12.9%	7.5%	79.5%
8th	299	55.9%	23.8%	13.0%	7.4%	79.6%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Bollinger Canyon Elementary

75.598th pctile

Golden View Elementary

68.893rd pctile

Twin Creeks Elementary

68.793rd pctile

Also serves area

Walt Disney Elementary

69.894th pctile

Montevideo Elementary

67.692nd pctile

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Middle

Iron Horse Middle

70.297th pctile

This school

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High School

California High

74.595th pctile

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