Redwood Middle School

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This is the Article about Redwood Middle School in Saratoga, California. For the one in Thousand Oaks, see Redwood Middle School (Thousand Oaks)

Redwood Middle School billboard.

Redwood Middle School is a middle school located in Saratoga, California, and is a member of the Saratoga Union School District (SUSD). The current superintendent is Lane Weiss who has a daughter at Redwood. Redwood Middle School educates students in grades 6–8 and has an average annual enrollment of 950 students.

As of 2006, the school principal is Beth Polito and the vice principal is Jason Robertson. The school mascot is the Griffin and the school colors are blue and white.

The school was renamed from Redwood Junior High school to Redwood Middle School in 1989 with the transfer of the 6th grade from Argonaut Elementary, Saratoga Elementary, and Foothill Elementary.

According to 2004-2005 SARC data, approximately 49% of the student body is classified as 'white (not hispanic)', and 45% of students are classified as Asian.

The students are very renowned, with high scores, often in the upper 90s in percentile in the STAR and CAT-6 Tests. Math is particularly strong as well as science, history, and language arts--these are currently the only four subject areas tested in California. From this middle school, most students can comfortably transfer to other schools, though most students move on to Saratoga High School. Those who do not have gone on to attend Los Gatos High School, as well as private college preparatory schools like Bellarmine.

The school has an outstanding music department led by long-standing music director Vicki Wyant; the program is also sponsored by a parent volunteer group called the Saratoga Music Boosters. Students can participate in the award-winning honor chorus, concert band, marching band, string orchestras, jazz band, and color guard.They can also participate in breath-taking musicals such as the recent "Fiddler on the Roof" and "Seussical the Musical"

Saratoga and surrounding areas are affluent, with houses valued at $1-15 million, with about $2.3 million as the median. The entire city has been declared a state historical landmark.