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Raymond J. Fisher Middle · Los Gatos

Raymond J. Fisher Middle: High scores, real growth, strong attendance. We looked for a catch — we didn't find one.

Raymond J. Fisher posts 48.2% exceeding the standard — versus 16.8% statewide — with climate numbers better than most. That doesn't make it perfect. It makes it worth a visit to find what numbers can't measure.

19195 Fisher Avenue, 95032 (opens in new tab)·Los Gatos Union Elementary·Los Gatos·Grades 6-8·1,015 students·6% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(408) 335-2300·Website
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope7243
% Exceeded48%17%
% Met+78%39%
Growth+2.9+1.5
Absence6.7%18.5%
Suspension2.6%3.7%
Scope Score
72
💪 Strong All-Around · Strong
ranked #123 statewide

Raymond J. Fisher Middle scores 72 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 95th percentile of 2,238 California middle schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

💪 Strong All-Around — Ask about what we don't score — class size, electives, the feel of a classroom — strong numbers everywhere on paper don't mean every classroom feels the same.

CDE CAASPP 2025

Most rating sites would stop at “78% proficient” and call it done. Raymond J. Fisher deserves a closer read. It sits at the 95th percentile of 2,238 California middle schools — but the ranking is the least interesting thing on this page.

Raymond J. Fisher's low-income kids hit 59.6% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 2,238 middle schools statewide

Has held the 95th-percentile line every tested year since 2019.

CA Dashboard
ELAYellow(Declined Significantly)MathYellow(Declined Significantly)

Proficiency here is back to its pre-pandemic level — 78% meet the standard, about where the school stood in 2019.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 676%75%76%75%73%
Grade 780%71%88%85%85%
Grade 870%73%71%77%81%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 677%77%74%71%76%
Grade 779%75%81%78%78%
Grade 872%62%58%77%73%

The story this school is actually telling

The school, grade by grade

ELA · CAASPP 2024–25

Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.

41%
32%
27%
Grade 6 · 73% proficient
44%
42%
14%
Grade 7 · 86% proficient
41%
40%
19%
Grade 8 · 81% proficient

The honest read: the share exceeding holds steady across grades; the floor rises 8.5pp. The state average falls 0.5pp over the same span. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.

59.6%
Low-income · ELA · met standard

Raymond J. Fisher's most underrated number

59.6% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.

Raymond J. Fisher low-income: 59.6%State low-income: 38.2%

The 6 things our score weighs

Exceeded standard
48.2%
State 16.8%
31.3pp above state avg
Growth (G6→G8)
+2.9pp
State +1.5pp
Scores improve across grades
Met or exceeded
77.6%
State 39.3%
38.3pp above state avg
Chronic absenteeism
6.7%
State 18.5%
11.8pp below state avg
Suspension rate
2.6%
State 3.7%
1.0pp below state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
40.5%
State 18.0%
22.6pp above state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.

  • Ask whether extra support — tutoring, counseling, small groups — reaches kids across income lines, not just the students already ahead.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

How every group of students does here

At Raymond J. Fisher Middle in Los Gatos, 59.6% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 56.0% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Raymond J. Fisher Middle outperforms its district average for low-income students by 3.6 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (50.8% Math proficient); White students (77.0% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 46.4 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 63 students tested.

All students at this school: 78% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 78%, district —, state 39%78%
MaleMale: this school 77%, district 77%, state 42%77% · −1 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 73%, district 76%, state 56%73% · −4 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 79%, district 80%, state 44%79% · +1 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 91%, district 89%, state 72%91% · +13 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 28%, district 31%, state 15%28% · −50 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 81%, district 81%, state 56%81% · +3 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 52%, district 55%, state 32%52% · −25 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 55%, district 53%, state 32%55% · −22 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 50%, district 39%, state 11%50% · −28 vs school
FilipinoFilipino: too few students to report‹11
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: too few students to report‹11
American Indian/Alaska NativeAmerican Indian/Alaska Native: too few students to report‹11
HomelessHomeless: too few students to report‹11
this school district, same group California, same group
Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 27.6pp from grade 6 to grade 8 at this school. District average: +27.6pp.

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 6.7%, district 6.2%, state 18.5%6.7% · −11.8pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 2.6%, district —, state 3.7%2.6% · −1.0pp vs state

Grades 7–8 students miss school at roughly twice the rate of Grades 4–6 students (8.1% vs 3.3%). Chronic absence here concentrates in the upper grades.

Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 4–63.3%
Grades 7–88.1%

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
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High School
No feeder data available for this level

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 19:1, district 21:119:1
Teaching staff56 teachers
Avg. experience16.0 years
Fully credentialed86%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$83,194 – $159,362
Principal salary$220,075 – $0
Superintendent salary$370,846

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $21,646, CA average $14,815$21,646 · spent at this school
Federal share$8 per student

$8 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,341 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction69%
Instruction support9%
Student services5%
Administration9%
Buildings & maintenance9%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$16,677 per pupil
2019$14,033 per pupil
2018$14,289 per pupil
2017$12,802 per pupil
2016$11,859 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

White49.5%
District 47.8% · CA 19.9%
Asian30.8%
District 28.4% · CA 10.2%
Other10.3%
District 12.9% · CA 9.0%
Hispanic8.4%
District 9.8% · CA 56.1%
Black1.1%
District 1.0% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 5.6% (58pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$204K · CA $85K
Median home value$2.00M · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+75% · CA 35%
ZIP population27,313
Median age44 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 71% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Raymond J. Fisher Middle a good middle school?

Raymond J. Fisher Middle has a Scope Score of 72 out of 100, placing it in the 95th percentile of California middle schools and ranked #123 statewide. 48.2% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 31.3 percentage points above the California average of 16.8%. The Scope Score weights 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard (38%), grade 6-to-8 growth (27%), met or exceeded (proficient) (20%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Raymond J. Fisher Middle's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 77.6% of students at Raymond J. Fisher Middle met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 48.2% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 29.5% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 48.2% 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. 1,997 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Raymond J. Fisher Middle rank in California?

Raymond J. Fisher Middle ranks #123 among California middle schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 95th 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.

Is Raymond J. Fisher Middle getting better or worse?

Based on 2025 CAASPP data, proficiency at Raymond J. Fisher Middle increases by 2.9 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This upward trajectory suggests the school is adding measurable value — students leave with higher proficiency rates than they entered with. Growth trajectory is weighted at 15% in the middle Scope Score because it measures what the school does, not just who walks in the door.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Raymond J. Fisher Middle?

6.7% of students at Raymond J. Fisher 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 2.6%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does Raymond J. Fisher Middle compare to other schools in Los Gatos?

Raymond J. Fisher Middle scores 72/100 (95th 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 1,015 students. Use the schools in Los Gatos page or the map view to compare all middle schools nearby.

How does Raymond J. Fisher Middle serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Raymond J. Fisher Middle in Los Gatos, 59.6% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 56.0% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Raymond J. Fisher Middle outperforms its district average for low-income students by 3.6 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (50.8% Math proficient); White students (77.0% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 46.4 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 63 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.

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For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Exceeded standard · 38%
48.2%
↑ vs CA 16.8% · 85th pctile
Growth (G6→G8) · 27%
+2.9pp
↑ vs CA +1.5pp · 49th pctile
Met or exceeded · 20%
77.6%
↑ vs CA 39.3% · 80th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
6.7%
↑ vs CA 18.5% · 67th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
2.6%
↑ vs CA 3.7% · 54th pctile
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
40.5%
↑ vs CA 18.0% · 77th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 632841%32%18%9%73%+26
Grade 731744%42%8%6%85%+38
Grade 834941%40%12%7%81%+35
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 633153%23%16%8%76%+41
Grade 732056%22%16%7%78%+44
Grade 835254%19%14%13%73%+41
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/1135045%27%25%3%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged6359.6%+4+21
White49577.0%−1+15
Asian30888.6%+2+14
03Peer comparison · nearest middle schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Raymond J. Fisher Middle ←—7248.2%77.6%+2.92.6%
Union Middle1.9 mi8561.2%83.2%+0.41.4%
Rolling Hills Middle2.4 mi7143.6%72.2%−4.12.9%
California average—4316.8%39.3%+1.53.7%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrowth
20196591#17344.6%75.7%0.0%2.0%-5.4pp
20226491#18939.4%72.1%0.1%1.9%-8.9pp
20236992#17446.0%74.6%10.2%2.4%-11.0pp
20247595#10147.2%77.3%7.7%2.5%+4.1pp
20257295#12348.2%77.6%6.7%2.6%+2.9pp
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female0.0%5.2%+5.2pp
Male0.0%7.7%+7.7pp
Asian0.0%1.6%+1.6pp
White0.0%——
Hispanic/Latino0.0%11.4%+11.4pp
Two or More Races0.0%2.5%+2.5pp
Students with Disabilities0.0%13.8%+13.8pp
English Learners0.0%10.0%+10.0pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged0.0%18.3%+18.3pp
All Students0.0%6.5%+6.5pp
Black/African American—0.0%—
Filipino—16.7%—
EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,238 middle schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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