How does Rancho Milpitas Middle compare to other middle schools in Milpitas?

Rancho Milpitas Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 62.7/100, placing it at the 91st percentile statewide. 43% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,359 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Rancho Milpitas Middle?

42.9% of students at Rancho Milpitas Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 66.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Rancho Milpitas Middle?

12.6% of students at Rancho Milpitas 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.

Rancho Milpitas Middle

Middle School

Milpitas Unified MilpitasSanta Clara County95035

📍 1915 Yellowstone 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

654 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

46%

Teachers

33 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+7.0 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+14.8 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

36.3%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 103 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic23.9%

White4.6%

Asian50.1%

Black2.8%

Other18.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Rancho Milpitas Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	42.9%
Met Standard	23.4%
Below Standard	33.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "66% proficient" for Rancho Milpitas Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

42.9% of students exceeded standard while 23.4% met it. That exceeded rate is 25.6 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 4.2 points above the Milpitas Unified district average of 38.7%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 10.8 points higher (vs 32.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased year-over-year. 36.3% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 12.6%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

42.9%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

66.4%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

N/A

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

12.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

3.3%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,359

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	0	—	—	—	—	—
7th	355	43.4%	31.3%	14.1%	11.3%	74.7%
8th	322	40.1%	33.5%	15.8%	10.6%	73.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	0	—	—	—	—	—
7th	359	46.5%	13.1%	18.9%	21.4%	59.6%
8th	323	41.8%	15.8%	18.6%	23.8%	57.6%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

John Sinnott Elementary

74.998th pctile

Pearl Zanker Elementary

57.679th pctile

Alexander Rose Elementary

46.958th pctile

Also serves area

William Burnett Elementary

56.678th pctile

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Middle

Rancho Milpitas Middle

62.791st pctile

This school

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High School

Milpitas High

72.093rd pctile

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