Located on Escuela Parkway in Milpitas, Thomas Russell Middle School is a public facility offering a safe, engaging…More and diverse educational environment for students in 7th and 8th grade. The school is dedicated to challenging students with a strong curriculum emphasizing academics, the arts, athletics and a variety of extracurricular programs. The principal is Mrs. Laura Foegal.</p> <ul> <li>2009 Base API: 872</li> <li>Number of faculty: 33 teachers, all fully credentialed</li> <li>FY 2007-08 Total expenditures per pupil: $3,056</li> <li>Percentage of parents who are college graduates: 32</li> <li>Percentage of students who are English learners:  14</li> <li>Percentage of students with disabilities: 10</li> <li>Percentage of students who are: Asian, 44; Filipino, 18; Hispanic, 17; White, 7; African-American, 4</li> <li>Percentage who students who receive free or reduced-priced lunches: 33</li> <li>Number of expulsions/suspensions: expulsions, 0; suspensions, 176, of those 48 are violence or drug related.</li> </ul> <ul> </ul>

The Milpitas Unified School District oversees thirteen schools that provide education to more than 9,800…More students. The superintendent is Cary Matsuoka. Regular school board meetings take place every other Tuesday at 7 p.m.</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.musd.org/cms/page_view?d=x&piid=&vpid=1217783319399">school board members</a> are: </p> <ul> <li>Marsha Grilli, President</li> <li>Daniel Bobay, Vice President</li> <li>Bill Foulk, Clerk</li> <li>Gunawan Alisantosa</li> <li>Danny Lau</li> <li>Vicky Tu, student representative</li> </ul> <p>Within the district are fourteen schools, including one adult school:</p> <ul> <li>Milpitas High </li> <li>Calaveras Hills Continuation High</li> <li>Rancho Milpitas Middle</li> <li>Thomas Russell Middle</li> <li>Burnett Elementary</li> <li>Curtner Elementary</li> <li>Pomeroy Elementary</li> <li>Randall Elementary</li> <li>Rose Elementary</li> <li>Sinnott Elementary</li> <li>Spangler Elementary</li> <li>Weller Elementary</li> <li>Zanker Elementary</li> </ul> <p>The district also offers <a href="https://www.musd.org/cms/page_view?d=x&piid=&vpid=1227679927461">child support services</a>/child development centers with afterschool programs and day programs at various schools. </p>