For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 593 students in Hercules, CA.
The top ranked public middle school in Hercules, CA is Hercules Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Hercules, CA public middle school have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the California public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 49% (versus the 46% statewide average). Middle schools in Hercules have an average ranking of 6/10, which is in the top 50% of California public middle schools.
Minority enrollment is 93% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is more than the California public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Best Public Middle Schools in Hercules, CA (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Hercules Middle School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
1900 Refugio Valley Rd.
Hercules, CA 94547
(510) 231-1429
Hercules, CA 94547
(510) 231-1429
Grades: 6-8
| 593 students
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the top ranked public middle schools in Hercules, CA?
The top ranked public middle schools in Hercules, CA include Hercules Middle School.
How many public middle schools are located in Hercules?
1 public middle schools are located in Hercules.
What is the racial composition of students in Hercules?
Hercules public middle schools minority enrollment is 93% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is more than the California public middle schools average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Recent Articles

Parents’ Guide to Special Education
Special education law is not easy to decipher, with several regulations that govern special education services for disabled students. In this article, learn about the core components of the laws, rights, and individual education plans that can help create the best public school environment for your child.

Surveillance Cameras: Violation of Rights or Improved Security?
A school district in Virginia has given the green light to schools that want to install surveillance cameras in common areas like cafeterias and hallways. We’ll look at whether this is a violation of student privacy or the best way to keep order in schools.

Teachers in 19 States Allowed to Physically Punish Students
As of 2014, nineteen states still allow corporal punishment – spanking and paddling the most common choices – in their public schools. However, some argue that not only are these punishments physically harmful, they also are disproportionately administered to students of color. As a result, House democrats have taken up the issue in a new bill that would ban all forms of corporal punishment nationwide.