At Harker’s middle school, our students experience a well-rounded education with an innovative curriculum and enriching extracurricular activities and student clubs.
Middle School
Led by outstanding teachers with extensive experience, Harker’s middle school program offers your child an innovative and challenging curriculum, enriching extracurricular programs and electives and impressive access to leading-edge technologies and facilities, all while supporting your child through the exciting pre-teen years.
Harker's Middle School: Innovating, Challenging, Nurturing
Middle school is an exciting time, and we are passionate about guiding, supporting, challenging, engaging and inspiring your children on their journeys. Our students support each other, love learning, and explore freely, spreading their academic, emotional and social wings.
Harker’s middle school, located at our Union Ave. campus in San Jose, serves students in grades 6-8.
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Academics
We combine our comprehensive curriculum with creative teaching techniques, small class sizes and rich, extracurricular activities.
Programs & Extracurriculars
We offer wide-ranging programs and extracurricular activities like athletics, arts and after-school clubs to encourage students to find their passions.
Teachers
All of our teachers are highly qualified; many have advanced degrees and all pursue ongoing professional development to offer our students a world-class education at Harker.
Students
Our students support and encourage each other’s learning, interests and accomplishments, and make lifelong friends. Character development skills, community service opportunities, and academic and emotional support are all a part of the Harker experience.
Support & Services
We offer our students and families support resources and services that include proactive academic support, comprehensive wellness and health services and healthy lunch options.
Campus & Facilities
Our outstanding facilities are fully equipped to offer your pre-teen a dynamic, enriching learning environment.
School Community
Our campuses are like small neighborhoods, and Harker’s middle school is a family away from home for our students. Our close-knit community of students, parents, teachers and staff comes together at many school community and events.
Middle School Summer Program
Middle school campers can customize courses and activities based on their interests in our Summer Institute – Middle School. The camp is uniquely designed for this age group and offers a wide range of academic, art, athletics and activities to choose from.
Middle School News
From the second I stepped foot onto the middle school [campus], I knew I was a part of someplace special.Anna Weirich ’21