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Enrollment
738
Middle
DISTRICT 711 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRESNO UNIFIED·NCES 061455001704
Ahwahnee Middle
1127 East Escalon Ave., Fresno, CA 93710 · (559) 451-4300 · Fresno County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL738 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of California public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
636 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 365 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 373 | 51% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
30.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.3pp since 2014
Math
16.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.5% | 23.8% | 27.7% | 41.9% |
| Math | 6.8% | 9.5% | 25.1% | 58.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.3% | 16.3% |
| 2023-24 | 32.7% | 15.2% |
| 2022-23 | 28.6% | 16.1% |
| 2021-22 | 31.7% | 13.7% |
| 2018-19 | 28.8% | 14.0% |
| 2017-18 | 28.3% | 19.1% |
| 2016-17 | 26.3% | 18.5% |
| 2015-16 | 23.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 15.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ahwahnee Middle
Ahwahnee Middle's state test result (23.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahwahnee Middle this school | 738 | 86.2% | 23.4% |
| Woodland Hills Academy Woodland Hills | 607 | 82.7% | 27.3% |
| Tioga Middle Fresno | 692 | 91.2% | 29.9% |
| El Capitan Middle Fresno | 738 | 87.4% | 27.9% |
| Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math Acad at La Presa Spring Valley | 800 | 79.8% | 32.5% |
| Rudolph Rivera Middle Merced | 608 | 81.7% | 26.0% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ahwahnee Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #957 of 1,224 | #29 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #984 of 1,227 ▼ 35 | #31 of 40 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #974 of 1,227 ▼ 123 | #28 of 40 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.6pp | #792 of 1,214 | #31 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 738 | #525 of 1,377 | #18 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #398 of 1,279 | #17 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.0% | #500 of 1,278 | #9 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.2% | #396 of 1,329 | #23 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #782 of 930 | #18 of 25 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
738
+29 (+4%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 704
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 24.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 738 | 37.8 | 19.5:1 | 86% (636) |
| 2023-24 | 682 | 37.9 | 18.0:1 | 86% (587) |
| 2022-23 | 639 | 35.8 | 17.9:1 | 86% (549) |
| 2020-21 | 709 | 29 | 24.4:1 | 87% (620) |
| 2017-18 | 789 | 35 | 22.5:1 | 88% (696) |
| 2015-16 | 662 | 34 | 19.5:1 | 85% (562) |
| 2010-11 | 686 | N/A | N/A | 81% (558) |
| 2000-01 | 822 | 39 | 21.1:1 | 50% (412) |
| 1990-91 | 704 | 32 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ahwahnee Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (789 to 738); teachers up 8% (35 to 37.8).
About Ahwahnee Middle
Ahwahnee Middle is a public middle school run by Fresno Unified in Fresno, California. Classes run from 7 through 8, and the school has 738 students.
Fresno Unified runs Ahwahnee Middle along with 99 other schools, enrolling 67,873 students in total.
At Ahwahnee Middle, Hispanic students make up 63% of the student body. The next largest groups are 12% White, 11% Asian, 8% Black, and 4% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 8 points above the 55% share among Fresno County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 19.5:1 comes from the school's 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.2 students per teacher below the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 86% in 2024-25. Compared with the 75% average for public schools in Fresno County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against California public middle schools, Ahwahnee Middle receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Ahwahnee Middle is 5.7 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Fresno County has these Census figures: the median household income is $74,201, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. In all, Fresno County has 368 public schools and roughly 206,072 students.
The nearest public school is Eaton Elementary, at about 0.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 34.9% proficiency; Ahwahnee Middle posts 23.4%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Enrollment climbed 4% from its 2020-21 level of 709. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 24.4:1 in 2020-21 to 19.5:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Eaton Elementary0.5 mi · 512
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- McCardle Elementary0.5 mi · 463
- Robinson Elementary0.7 mi · 525
- Wolters Elementary1.0 mi · 411
- Tioga Middle1.3 mi · 692
Frequently asked questions
About Ahwahnee MiddleHow large is Ahwahnee Middle?
Ahwahnee Middle enrolls approximately 738 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Ahwahnee Middle serve?
Ahwahnee Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Ahwahnee Middle?
Approximately 19.5:1 students per teacher at Ahwahnee Middle.
What is the student diversity at Ahwahnee Middle?
Student demographics at Ahwahnee Middle are roughly 12% White, 63% Hispanic, 8% Black, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Ahwahnee Middle in?
Ahwahnee Middle is part of Fresno Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.