Milpitas Grammar School · Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0Milpitas’s public schools outscore 83% of California districts
Math proficiency in Milpitas’s districts is 50%, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Milpitas, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 89% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Milpitas’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 201 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Milpitas’s, its schools beat 59%, lower than their 83% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 67% and math 50% across both districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
East Side Union High spends $18,147 per student and Milpitas Unified $16,716, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Merryhill School 1074 (private), St. John the Baptist Catholic School (private), Stratford School, Beresford Square (private), Kindercare Learning Center (private), Crescent Montessori (private), Monarch Christian Schools (private), Day Star Montessori School (private), Golden Harvest Montessori School (private), Foothill Adventst School (private) and Monarch Christian Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Milpitas’s grade
A−: better than 83% of California school districts, #147 of 847 California towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Milpitas, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Milpitas · depends on your address
Thomas Russell Middle
Grades 7–8 · 761 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Rancho Milpitas Middle
Grades 7–8 · 693 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Robert Randall World Languages
Grades K–8 · 285 students · 22:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Milpitas · depends on your address
Thomas Russell Middle
Grades 7–8 · 761 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Rancho Milpitas Middle
Grades 7–8 · 693 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Robert Randall World Languages
Grades K–8 · 285 students · 22:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Milpitas · depends on your address
Milpitas High
Grades 9–12 · 2,926 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Milpitas Middle College High
Grades 9–12 · 55 students · 17:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Milpitas · depends on your address
Milpitas High
Grades 9–12 · 2,926 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Milpitas Middle College High
Grades 9–12 · 55 students · 17:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Milpitas · depends on your address
Milpitas High
Grades 9–12 · 2,926 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Milpitas Middle College High
Grades 9–12 · 55 students · 17:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Milpitas · depends on your address
Milpitas High
Grades 9–12 · 2,926 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Milpitas Middle College High
Grades 9–12 · 55 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Milpitas runs its own schools through grade 12 (Milpitas Unified School District). From grade 9, students attend the East Side Union High School District, shared with San Jose. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Milpitas
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Milpitas vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Milpitas’s borders.
Every school in Milpitas
25 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Milpitas’s schools
Are Milpitas’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Milpitas children attend outscore 83% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #147 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 59%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Milpitas in?
Two districts: Milpitas Unified School District runs grades K–12, and East Side Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with San Jose.
Where do Milpitas kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Milpitas High and Milpitas Middle College High.
What is Milpitas’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in East Side Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Milpitas spend per student?
$18,147 in East Side Union High School District and $16,716 in Milpitas Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Milpitas?
Yes: Merryhill School 1074 (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 555 students), St. John the Baptist Catholic School (Catholic, grades K–8, 205 students), Stratford School, Beresford Square (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 169 students), Kindercare Learning Center (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 112 students), Crescent Montessori (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 108 students), Monarch Christian Schools (religious, grades PK–5, 100 students), Day Star Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 77 students), Golden Harvest Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 48 students), Foothill Adventst School (religious, grades K–8, 48 students) and Monarch Christian Academy (religious, grades K–5, 44 students).
Parents talk
What Milpitas families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Milpitas → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.