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

Muwekma Ohlone Middle has a Scope Score of 28.4/100, ranked #1368 among California middle schools. 7% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,174 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Muwekma Ohlone Middle?

6.8% of students at Muwekma Ohlone Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 20.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Muwekma Ohlone Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Muwekma Ohlone Middle's proficiency rate increases by 10.5 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 Muwekma Ohlone Middle?

34.9% of students at Muwekma Ohlone 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.

Muwekma Ohlone Middle

Middle School

San Jose Unified San JoseSanta Clara County95112

📍 850 North Second Street

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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On the Rise

On an upward trajectory — scores are improving faster than average. Worth a closer look.

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

620 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

68%

Teachers

30 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-4.6 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

-1.1 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

8.3%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 205 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic83.5%

White6.0%

Asian3.9%

Black1.1%

Other5.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Muwekma Ohlone Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	6.8%
Met Standard	13.8%
Below Standard	79.4%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Growth (G6→G8): +10.5pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 6.8%

10.5pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 20.6%

18.9pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 34.9%

15.6pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 20.6%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 9.0%

4.9pp 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 "21% proficient" for Muwekma Ohlone Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

6.8% of students exceeded standard while 13.8% met it. That exceeded rate is 10.5 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 14.9 points below the San Jose Unified district average of 21.7%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.1% exceeded — 3.3 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 10.5 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 declined and Math maintained year-over-year. 8.3% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 34.9%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

6.8%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

20.6%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+10.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

34.9%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

9.0%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,174

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	188	6.9%	13.3%	25.0%	54.8%	20.2%
7th	192	7.8%	14.6%	18.2%	59.4%	22.4%
8th	199	9.1%	25.6%	27.1%	38.2%	34.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	193	4.2%	8.3%	21.8%	65.8%	12.4%
7th	202	5.5%	9.4%	17.3%	67.8%	14.8%
8th	200	7.5%	11.5%	19.5%	61.5%	19.0%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Anne Darling Elementary

15.5# in state

Empire Gardens Elementary

15.4# in state

Selma Olinder Elementary

14.7# in state

Also serves area

Walter L. Bachrodt Elementary

36.7# in state

Horace Mann Elementary

22.6# in state

Lowell Elementary

15.3# in state

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Middle

Muwekma Ohlone Middle

28.4# in state

This school

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High School

San Jose High

29.2# in state

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