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

Union Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 73.9/100, placing it at the 99th percentile statewide. 61% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,081 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Union Middle?

61.2% of students at Union Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 83.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Union Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Union Middle's proficiency rate increases by 0.4 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 Union Middle?

5.9% of students at Union 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.

Union Middle

Middle School

Union Elementary San JoseSanta Clara County95124

📍 2130 Los Gatos-Almaden Road

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

⭐

High Ceiling

A high-ceiling school — students here are pushed to exceed, not just meet, the standard.

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

1,052 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

Teachers

45 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+6.7 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+7.5 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

32.7%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 52 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic11.4%

White40.1%

Asian38.1%

Black0.6%

Other9.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Union Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	61.2%
Met Standard	22.0%
Below Standard	16.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "83% proficient" for Union Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

61.2% of students exceeded standard while 22.0% met it. That exceeded rate is 43.9 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 8.2 points above the Union Elementary district average of 53.0%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 19.8 points higher (vs 41.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 0.4 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. 32.7% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 5.9%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

61.2%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

83.2%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+0.4pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

5.9%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.4%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,081

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	358	53.6%	29.1%	10.9%	6.4%	82.7%
7th	359	52.1%	32.3%	9.2%	6.4%	84.4%
8th	322	52.8%	30.1%	9.0%	8.1%	82.9%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	359	66.0%	16.4%	10.9%	6.7%	82.5%
7th	360	70.6%	13.1%	9.2%	7.2%	83.6%
8th	323	72.1%	10.8%	8.1%	9.0%	83.0%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Alta Vista Elementary

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Middle

Union Middle

73.999th pctile

This school

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High School

No feeder data available for this level

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