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

Morrill Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 52.4/100, placing it at the 77th percentile statewide. 30% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,230 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Morrill Middle?

29.8% of students at Morrill Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 53.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Morrill Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Morrill Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 3.7 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 Morrill Middle?

14.1% of students at Morrill 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.

Morrill Middle

Middle School

Berryessa Union Elementary San JoseSanta Clara County95132

📍 1970 Morrill Avenue

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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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

663 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

32%

Teachers

30 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-5.8 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-11.3 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

27.3%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 144 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic30.0%

White4.2%

Asian44.3%

Black2.0%

Other19.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Morrill Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	29.8%
Met Standard	23.8%
Below Standard	46.4%

What other rankings don't show you

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

29.8% of students exceeded standard while 23.8% met it. That exceeded rate is 12.5 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 7.5 points below the Berryessa Union Elementary district average of 37.3%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 29.5% 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 3.7 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 declined and Math declined year-over-year. 27.3% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 14.1%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →