Rancho Milpitas Middle: High scores, healthy climate, strong attendance. We looked for a catch — we didn't find one.

Rancho Milpitas Middle has a Scope Score of 72 out of 100, placing it in the 94th percentile of California middle schools and ranked #136 statewide. 42.9% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 26.1 percentage points above the California average of 16.8%. The Scope Score weights six dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard (43%), met or exceeded (22%), grade 3-to-5 growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%), and suspension rate (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 66.4% of students at Rancho Milpitas Middle met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 42.9% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 23.4% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 42.9% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 1,359 student-subject combinations were assessed.

Rancho Milpitas Middle ranks #136 among California middle schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 94th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 6 to grade 8 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

12.7% of students at Rancho Milpitas Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 18.5%. The suspension rate is 3.3%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

Rancho Milpitas Middle scores 72/100 (94th percentile) among California middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 693 students. Use the schools in Milpitas page or the map view to compare all middle schools nearby.

At Rancho Milpitas Middle in Milpitas, 60.7% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 54.1% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Rancho Milpitas Middle outperforms its district average for low-income students by 6.6 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (38.7% Math proficient); Asian students (87.8% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 58.9 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 301 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.