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Bret Harte Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
7050 Bret Harte Dr.
San Jose, CA 95120
Phone
(408) 535-6270
District
San Jose Unified
County
SANTA CLARA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
914
Classroom Teachers
43

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

10

(10 is best)

Better than 93.6% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Bret Harte Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
79%
39%
79%
44%
79%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
76%
40%
77%
47%
74%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
71%
38%
71%
45%
71%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
21
22
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 294 32.2%
Grade 7 329 36.0%
Grade 8 291 31.8%
Total 914 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 28.0% 23.1% 23.2%
Black 2.4% 2.5% 5.1%
Hispanic 15.3% 57.1% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 53.8% 16.9% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.4% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 12.3% 41.2% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 10.3% 33.8% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.0% 7.4% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 266,081 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 5,640.0 248
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.4% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.6% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.9% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.4% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 13.6% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 95,350 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 6.1% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.3% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 50.7% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 45.7% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.3% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.5% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 9.5% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.3% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.8% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 5.9% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,921 $227,044,000 54.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $935 $23,808,000 5.7%
Staff $1,123 $28,572,000 6.9%
General Administration $193 $4,907,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,106 $28,139,000 6.7%
Operation $1,408 $35,827,000 8.6%
Transportation $318 $8,088,000 1.9%
Other $625 $15,896,000 3.8%
Total Support $5,707 $145,237,000 34.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,760 $44,782,000 10.7%
Total Expenditures $16,387 $417,063,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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