Summary:
Sylvandale Middle is a public middle school located in San Jose, California, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 371 students. The school is part of the Franklin-McKinley Elementary District, which is ranked 999 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.
Sylvandale Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 1,205 and 2,640 out of around 2,500-2,800 schools over the past 10 years. Its SchoolDigger rating has also been low, ranging from 1 to 3 stars out of 5. The school struggles across various student subgroups, with its rankings for female, male, Asian, Hispanic, English Learner, Special Education, and low-socioeconomic status students all in the bottom half or bottom quarter of California middle schools. Sylvandale Middle has also seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.5% in 2017-2018 to 28.3% in 2022-2023. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on Smarter Balanced Assessments and the California Science Test (CAST) are well below state and district averages, ranging from 9.71% to 35.37% across different subject areas and grade levels, compared to the state averages of 28.95% to 47.19%.
Sylvandale Middle's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby schools, such as College Connection Academy, KIPP Heritage Academy, and Quimby Oak Middle, which have higher statewide rankings, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and significantly better academic proficiency rates. The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at Sylvandale Middle, ranging from 53.64% to 77.49% over the past few years, suggests that the school serves a predominantly low-income population, which may contribute to the challenges it faces in academic performance and attendance. These struggles are reflective of the broader challenges faced by the Franklin-McKinley Elementary District, which is ranked in the bottom third of districts in California and has a low 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
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Detail:
Public 7-8
District:
Franklin-McKinley Elementary
SchoolDigger Rank:
2085th of 2,777 California Middle Schools
Students who attend Sylvandale Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for Sylvandale Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 18.9
Number of students: 371
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
63.6%
Asian:
32.9%
Two or more races:
1.3%
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White:
1.1%
Pacific Islander:
0.8%
African American:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53.6%
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