William Sheppard Middle Middle School
480 Rough And Ready Rd
San Jose CA, 95133, Santa Clara County
Phone: 408-928-8800
Ranking:
(4,338 out of 6,930, bottom 37%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Alum Rock Union Elementary School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 31 | 32 | 32 | NA | NA | 25 | 30 | 38 | ||||||
Total Students: | 711 | 738 | 751 | 778 | 558 | 646 | 627 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 247 | 34.7% | 243 | 32.9% | 240 | 32.0% | 257 | 33.0% | 162 | 29.0% | 209 | 32.4% | 191 | 30.5% |
Grade 7: | 228 | 32.1% | 237 | 32.1% | 253 | 33.7% | 256 | 32.9% | 202 | 36.2% | 203 | 31.4% | 226 | 36.0% |
Grade 8: | 236 | 33.2% | 258 | 35.0% | 258 | 34.4% | 265 | 34.1% | 194 | 34.8% | 234 | 36.2% | 210 | 33.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 369 | 51.9% | 400 | 54.2% | 392 | 52.2% | 410 | 52.7% | 292 | 52.3% | 338 | 52.3% | 328 | 52.3% |
Female: | 342 | 48.1% | 338 | 45.8% | 359 | 47.8% | 368 | 47.3% | 266 | 47.7% | 308 | 47.7% | 295 | 47.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 267 | 37.6% | 271 | 36.7% | 282 | 37.5% | 296 | 38.0% | 260 | 46.6% | 299 | 46.3% | 287 | 45.8% |
Hispanic: | 409 | 57.5% | 421 | 57.0% | 420 | 55.9% | 429 | 55.1% | 259 | 46.4% | 306 | 47.4% | 296 | 47.2% |
Black: | 13 | 1.8% | 19 | 2.6% | 20 | 2.7% | 23 | 3.0% | 18 | 3.2% | 18 | 2.8% | 26 | 4.1% |
White: | 12 | 1.7% | 11 | 1.5% | 17 | 2.3% | 19 | 2.4% | 16 | 2.9% | 21 | 3.3% | 18 | 2.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.7% | 11 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 522 | 73.4% | 735 | 99.6% | NA | NA | 504 | 64.8% | 361 | 64.7% | 397 | 61.5% | 376 | 60.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 91 | 12.8% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 119 | 15.3% | 85 | 15.2% | 96 | 14.9% | 105 | 16.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.94 | 22.95 | 23.84 | NA | NA | 22.32 | 19.50 | 16.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.6 | 313.5 | 332.8 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.4 | 316.4 | 335.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 319.5 | 337.4 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.6 | 318.6 | 339.5 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.4 | 320.6 | 345.5 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.5 | 333.9 | 352.5 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.3 | 337.4 | 356.8 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.4 | 337.3 | 358.4 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.5 | 350 | 364.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.5 | 345.0 | 363.0 |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.9 | 309.3 | 334.7 |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 317.1 | 339.5 |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 318.5 | 341 |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.8 | 320.2 | 343.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.1 | 321.2 | 347.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.3 | 336.2 | 354.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350 | 337.7 | 360.5 |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.5 | 336.5 | 364.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.2 | 349 | 366.8 |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.6 | 342.2 | 366.5 |
2010 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 404.2 | 398.3 | 430.9 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.2 | 313.7 | 332.4 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.4 | 324.4 | 337.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.7 | 328.5 | 341 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.5 | 327 | 342.9 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.8 | 326.9 | 348.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.9 | 336.6 | 354.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.5 | 340.5 | 356.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.7 | 347.4 | 360.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.1 | 349.3 | 366.6 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.0 | 350.7 | 363.5 |
2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.7 | 301.5 | 328.5 |
2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.7 | 315.1 | 333.6 |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.2 | 323.9 | 338.2 |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.4 | 322.1 | 336 |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.9 | 324.9 | 339.3 |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345 | 334.8 | 345 |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.6 | 342.9 | 352.2 |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.4 | 345.9 | 354.9 |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.8 | 350.9 | 360.5 |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.4 | 356.5 | 357.9 |
2004 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397.3 | 342.8 | 330.8 |
2005 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.5 | 327.5 | 330.4 |
2006 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394.7 | 341.4 | 338.5 |
2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.2 | 346.2 | 336.8 |
2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.1 | 345.2 | 342.9 |
2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394.3 | 349 | 347.3 |
2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.4 | 341 | 350.3 |
2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 389.4 | 377.5 | 351.9 |
2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.2 | 359.9 | 355.1 |
2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399.0 | 368.2 | 358.0 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.8 | 316.7 | 328.1 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.4 | 320.7 | 334.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.1 | 324.9 | 339.2 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.3 | 322.4 | 338.7 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.5 | 324.1 | 341.2 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.6 | 331.8 | 348.5 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.6 | 340.2 | 357.1 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.9 | 348.2 | 361.8 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.2 | 352.2 | 365.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.8 | 345.1 | 361.3 |
2004 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.9 | 297.6 | 311.1 |
2005 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.9 | 302.9 | 316.4 |
2006 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.4 | 302.1 | 316.3 |
2007 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.7 | 306.3 | 315.7 |
2008 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.7 | 305.4 | 320.5 |
2009 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.2 | 305.9 | 321.3 |
2010 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282.9 | 300.1 | 320.2 |
2011 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.6 | 302.8 | 322.7 |
2012 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.2 | 304.4 | 323.5 |
2013 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.8 | 297.7 | 322.9 |
2004 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.8 | 305.8 | 319.2 |
2005 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 310.6 | 323.8 |
2006 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.4 | 315 | 327.9 |
2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.3 | 320.2 | 329.8 |
2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.2 | 318.3 | 333.9 |
2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.6 | 321 | 340.2 |
2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.8 | 329.5 | 348.1 |
2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.6 | 341.2 | 352.6 |
2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.1 | 339 | 356.6 |
2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.5 | 335.6 | 357.1 |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.7 | 311.1 | 331.2 |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.4 | 321.8 | 339.7 |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.8 | 320.7 | 355 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.8 | 324.7 | 364.3 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.6 | 336.8 | 375.3 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.8 | 356.4 | 385.9 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.7 | 354.8 | 394.8 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.5 | 350.1 | 390.9 |
2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 397.3 | 342.8 | 304.9 |
2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 368.5 | 327.5 | 307.8 |
2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 394.7 | 341.4 | 308.6 |
2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 355.9 | 346.4 | 311.1 |
2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 372 | 346.2 | 314.6 |
2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 394.8 | 352.6 | 319.7 |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 380.7 | 343 | 323.9 |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 389.4 | 377.9 | 326.9 |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 368.1 | 359.9 | 330.4 |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 399.0 | 368.2 | 334.1 |
2004 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 299.9 | 297.6 | 305.6 |
2005 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 314.9 | 302.9 | 310.1 |
2006 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 310.4 | 302.1 | 310.1 |
2007 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 307.7 | 306.3 | 311 |
2008 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 305.7 | 305.4 | 315.2 |
2009 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 312.2 | 305.9 | 315.8 |
2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 282.9 | 300.1 | 314.7 |
2011 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 295.6 | 302.8 | 316.8 |
2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 311.2 | 304.4 | 318 |
2013 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 304.8 | 297.7 | 317.9 |
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* William Sheppard Middle Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.