Willow Glen Middle

Vision:

Willow Glen Middle School’s vision is to provide a safe, nurturing environment where all of our students will strive to be self directed learners, responsible members of our community and will attain grade level or higher academic skills. Our school, parents and community will work as a partnership so that all feel included, valued and part of the vision of our school.

Mission:

Willow Glen Middle School is better when:
* All students feel they belong
* All students reach their potential
* We develop our technology skills
* We recognize everyone’s strengths
* Our community rallies behind us
* We work as a team
* We have fun

API Score Growth

Willow Glen Middle School recently achieved the biggest middle school Academic Performance Index gain in San Jose Unified. Our API score grew 23 points from 717 in 2007 to 740 in 2008. Additionally, WGMS scored the 7th biggest gains out of all Santa Clara County middle schools. Congratulations to Willow Glen Middle’s students, staff and parents!

Click here for a complete list of Santa Clara County schools’ recent API scores:
Santa Clara County’s 07-08 API Scores.

Formerly Edwin Markham Middle School

Willow Glen Middle School was formerly called Edwin Markham Middle School, named after famous poet Edwin Markham (1852-1940). Markham taught literature in El Dorado County until 1879, when he became Education Superintendent of the County. Markham attended an early college in Vacaville, CA, where he studied literature, and eventually completed his classical courses in 1873 in Santa Rosa, CA. At the time of his death, he’d amassed a huge personal library of 15,000+ volumes. Edwin’s correspondents included Franklin D. Roosevelt, Ambrose Bierce, Jack London, Carl Sandburg and Amy Lowell. Five schools in California were named in honor of Edwin Markham, one of which was our middle school.

School Colors:

Red and Gold

Mascot:

Ram

Number of Students:

1200

School Facts