Rolling Hills Middle, Los Gatos CA

Original Research by School Decision on Rolling Hills Middle

Rolling Hills Middle is a charter middle school serving grades six through eight in Los Gatos, located in the Campbell Union school district. The school enrolls a moderate-sized body of students, drawn from a diverse cross-section of the town and broader area.

In terms of academic performance, Rolling Hills shows strength in English language arts. Across the grade band, students scored at a proficient level in the majority of cases, with the highest performance in grade six. Mathematics proficiency sits somewhat lower, running in the high-sixties range across all three grades. The school administered the California science test to eighth graders, where proficiency fell in the high-sixties. Data on social studies from an earlier assessment showed solid performance. Overall proficiency across tested subjects places Rolling Hills above the midpoint among the county's school districts.

The student body is racially and ethnically mixed. White and Asian students each represent a substantial share. Hispanic students make up a significant proportion, and the school includes smaller numbers of students identifying as multiracial, Black, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. About one-fifth of the enrollment qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a student population with varied socioeconomic backgrounds, though this share is below the county average. The school does not report separate data on students with individualized education plans or English learners; these figures were not available in the materials reviewed.

Los Gatos itself is a small, affluent town organized around a pedestrian-scaled historic downtown of independent shops and restaurants, with well-maintained residential neighborhoods nearby. Netflix maintains its global headquarters in Los Gatos, anchoring a tech-oriented economy. Housing values are well above state and national medians, and the rental market is correspondingly expensive. The town has historically pursued slow-growth development, a stance credited with preserving downtown character, though as of 2026 several mixed-use projects are under way or in planning.

Rolling Hills is a charter school, meaning it operates under a different governance structure than traditional public schools within the Campbell Union district, though students are still drawn from the broader area. The school's location in Los Gatos places it in a community with strong household incomes and educational attainment, though that setting does not guarantee uniform student readiness. The data available does not include information on chronic absenteeism, specific course offerings, staffing, or individual support services such as counseling or interventions for struggling learners, so a parent considering this school may want to look into those details directly with the administration.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 668%

School 68% · District 44% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 769%

School 69% · District 43% · ▲ 26 pts above district

▲ 39 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 867%

School 67% · District 43% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 39 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 680%

School 80% · District 55% · ▲ 25 pts above district

▲ 37 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 776%

School 76% · District 50% · ▲ 26 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 873%

School 73% · District 51% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Science

Grade 870%

School 70% · District 47% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 44 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 877%

School 77% · District 53% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

This schoolCampbell Union, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 5Lower-income35%Higher-income69%34 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income53%Higher-income88%35 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income54%Higher-income81%26 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income50%Higher-income80%30 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income20%Higher-income54%34 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income43%Higher-income75%32 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income35%Higher-income77%42 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income39%Higher-income75%37 pp gap