Berryessa Union School District

The Berryessa Union School District operates ten elementary schools (K-5) and three middle schools (6-8) in Berryessa, San Jose, California, US. The district's superintendent is Will Ector. The previous superindendent was Marc Liebman, who was formerly a principal education consultant for IBM. The Berryessa schools have tended to improve over the last decade, with the top performer, Ruskin Elementary School, having an API (Academic Performance Index) of 903 (out of 1000) as of fall 2008. In 2011, Vinci Park Elementary School had the largest API increase in district history, having a 48-point increase. Graduates from the middle schools (Morrill, Sierramont and Piedmont) normally attend Piedmont Hills High School or Independence High School. Notable students include Jerry Yang, who is the co-founder and former CEO of Yahoo!, who went to Sierramont. At Sierramont Middle School, Piedmont Middle School, and Morrill Middle School, there is a Berryessa Chinese School. The district also has an American football team called the Berryessa Cougars.

Note: Based on 2002-2003 school year data