Sierramont Middle School is a three-year middle school located in East San Jose, California on Kimlee Dr and is apart of the Berryessa Unified School District. It is currently a California Distinguished School. Middle school (also known as intermediate school or junior high school) covers a period of education that straddles primary education and secondary education, serving as a bridge between the two. ... Nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley Location of San Jose within Santa Clara County, California. ... 24. ...
Academics are very important at Sierramont, and the staff and students returned to school this 2006 year with great news! Sierramont gained 28 points on our California State Standards Test for a total API score of 823! Along with academics, they believe that students should be well-rounded socially as well. To meet that goal Sierramont offers excellent elective, activity and athletic programs.
The Sierramont Chess Club is currently undefeated. The last district chess tournament was on Saturday, March 31st, 2007. Piedmont, a nearby school, came in second. Anish Lal was first place for 7th grade, and Tony Nguyen first place for 8th grade. Half of all students who entered got a trophy for each grade level.
Their graduates usually attend Independence High School or Piedmont Hills High School. Independence High School (IHS) is a public high school located in the Berryessa area of San Jose, California, USA. It serves the neighborhoods of Berryessa and East San Jose. ... Piedmont Hills High School is a comprehensive public four-year high school located in the Berryessa neighborhood of San Jose, California, USA. It is part of the East Side Union High School District and is the second highest performing school in the district, based on Californias Academic Performance Index. ...
Each school is assigned an API Growth target by the state, determined by calculating 5% of the difference between the Base API and 800, or a minimum of 1 point growth.
The results shown here reflect the school's Growth API for the 2004-2005 school year for all students and for each of the major subgroups of students as reported by the state.
This school did not make adequate yearly progress in 2004-2005; however, because it made adequate yearly progress the preceding school year, the state department of education did not identify this school as "in need of improvement" for 2005-2006.