How does Juan Cabrillo Middle compare to other middle schools in Santa Clara?

Juan Cabrillo Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 52.1/100, placing it at the 76th percentile statewide. 32% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,531 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Juan Cabrillo Middle?

31.7% of students at Juan Cabrillo Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 52.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Juan Cabrillo Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Juan Cabrillo Middle's proficiency rate increases by 6.2 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 Juan Cabrillo Middle?

13.2% of students at Juan Cabrillo 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.

Juan Cabrillo Middle

Middle School

Santa Clara Unified Santa ClaraSanta Clara County95051

📍 2550 Cabrillo Avenue

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

804 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

18:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

29%

Teachers

44 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+10.9 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+10.6 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

17.8%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 130 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic39.8%

White16.2%

Asian28.1%

Black2.6%

Other13.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Juan Cabrillo Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	31.7%
Met Standard	21.1%
Below Standard	47.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "53% proficient" for Juan Cabrillo Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

31.7% of students exceeded standard while 21.1% met it. That exceeded rate is 14.4 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's near the Santa Clara Unified district average of 31.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 32.3% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 6.2 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. 17.8% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 13.2%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →