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

Sierramont Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 62.4/100, placing it at the 90th percentile statewide. 40% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,466 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Sierramont Middle?

39.6% of students at Sierramont Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 67.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Sierramont Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Sierramont Middle's proficiency rate increases by 2.0 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 Sierramont Middle?

9.4% of students at Sierramont 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.

Sierramont Middle

Middle School

Berryessa Union Elementary San JoseSanta Clara County95132

📍 3155 Kimlee Drive

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Culture First

Strong school culture with high family engagement, even if test scores are still developing.

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

700 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

24%

Teachers

29 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+5.4 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+8.7 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

41.3%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 92 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic20.0%

White5.3%

Asian62.0%

Black0.7%

Other12.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Sierramont Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	39.6%
Met Standard	27.4%
Below Standard	33.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "67% proficient" for Sierramont Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

39.6% of students exceeded standard while 27.4% met it. That exceeded rate is 22.3 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 2.3 points above the Berryessa Union Elementary district average of 37.3%. Compared to the 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 12.5 points higher (vs 27.1% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 2.0 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 increased and Math increased year-over-year. 41.3% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 9.4%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →