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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Alta Sierra Intermediate this year?
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Enrollment
1,374
Middle
DISTRICT 1,154 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLOVIS UNIFIED·NCES 060903010202
Alta Sierra Intermediate
380 West Teague Ave., Clovis, CA 93611 · (559) 327-3500 · Fresno County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,374 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
541 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 690 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 684 | 50% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
79.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.0pp since 2014
Math
60.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 8 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 | 39.9% | 39.1% | 13.8% | 7.2% |
| Math | 38.5% | 21.6% | 20.3% | 19.6% |
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 | 79.0% | 60.1% |
| 2023-24 | 78.2% | 58.8% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 56.9% |
| 2021-22 | 77.2% | 54.9% |
| 2018-19 | 80.2% | 62.2% |
| 2017-18 | 78.9% | 60.0% |
| 2016-17 | 75.6% | 54.9% |
| 2015-16 | 77.0% | 63.0% |
| 2014-15 | 71.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Alta Sierra Intermediate
Alta Sierra Intermediate's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alta Sierra Intermediate this school | 1,374 | 39.4% | 69.0% |
| Valley View Middle Simi Valley | 1,329 | 41.2% | 37.4% |
| Bella Vista Middle Murrieta | 1,249 | 36.4% | 53.5% |
| Miwok Middle Sacramento | 1,181 | 32.9% | 63.1% |
| Erle Stanley Gardner Middle Temecula | 1,008 | 36.4% | 58.7% |
| Hillside Middle Simi Valley | 1,138 | 45.5% | 43.8% |
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 Alta Sierra Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #133 of 1,224 | #3 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #175 of 1,227 ▼ 5 | #3 of 40 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #80 of 1,227 ▲ 3 | #3 of 40 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #448 of 1,214 | #15 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,374 | #36 of 1,377 | #4 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #926 of 1,279 | #31 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #191 of 1,278 | #3 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.4% | #1,056 of 1,329 | #39 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #837 of 930 | #22 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
1,374
-65 (-5%) vs 2020
+11% since 2000-01, when it was 1,239
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
was 25.3:1
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 | 1,374 | 60.6 | 22.7:1 | 39% (541) |
| 2023-24 | 1,355 | 60 | 22.6:1 | 37% (506) |
| 2022-23 | 1,284 | 57.6 | 22.3:1 | 37% (475) |
| 2020-21 | 1,439 | 57 | 25.3:1 | 49% (699) |
| 2017-18 | 1,428 | 57 | 25.1:1 | 37% (522) |
| 2015-16 | 1,342 | 60 | 22.4:1 | 36% (479) |
| 2010-11 | 1,391 | N/A | N/A | 28% (394) |
| 2000-01 | 1,239 | 49 | 25.3:1 | 13% (158) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alta Sierra Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,428 to 1,374); teachers up 6% (57 to 60.6).
About Alta Sierra Intermediate
A large middle-grades school in Clovis, California, Alta Sierra Intermediate is part of Clovis Unified. The school has 1,374 students in 2024-25 across grades 7 through 8. Middle schools in California average about 659 students, which makes this school 108% larger than average.
Alta Sierra Intermediate is part of Clovis Unified, where 51 schools serve 43,611 students.
The largest group at Alta Sierra Intermediate is Hispanic students, at 39%. After that, the student body is 38% White, 13% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 2% Black. Census figures show Fresno County is about 55% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
Alta Sierra Intermediate has 60.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 22.7:1. Middle schools in California average 20.7:1, 2.0 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 39% at Alta Sierra Intermediate. That is lower than the 75% average for public schools in Fresno County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Alta Sierra Intermediate, the prediction is 56.5% and the result is 69.0%.
Census data for Fresno County show median household income comes to about $74,201, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The county has 368 public schools and about 206,072 students.
Garfield Center is the nearest public school to Alta Sierra Intermediate, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 67.5%, lower than Alta Sierra Intermediate's 69.0%.
Alta Sierra Intermediate has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
From 1,439 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 1,374 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 22.7:1, from 25.3:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Alta Sierra Intermediate. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Clovis Unified
- Clovis East HighHigh · 3,113 students
- Clovis HighHigh · 2,779 students
- Buchanan HighHigh · 2,551 students
- Clovis North HighHigh · 2,360 students
- Clovis West HighHigh · 2,184 students
- Reyburn IntermediateMiddle · 1,785 students
Other schools in Clovis
- Clovis East HighHigh · 3,113 students
- Clovis HighHigh · 2,779 students
- Buchanan HighHigh · 2,551 students
- Reyburn IntermediateMiddle · 1,785 students
- Clark IntermediateMiddle · 1,437 students
- Dry Creek ElementaryElementary · 939 students
Nearby schools
- Garfield Center0.2 mi · 14
- Garfield Elementary0.3 mi · 610
- Buchanan High0.3 mi · 2,551
- Woods (Harold L.) Elementary0.9 mi · 661
- Maple Creek Elementary1.5 mi · 536
- Century Elementary1.6 mi · 722
Frequently asked questions
About Alta Sierra IntermediateHow many students attend Alta Sierra Intermediate?
Alta Sierra Intermediate enrolls approximately 1,374 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Alta Sierra Intermediate serve?
Alta Sierra Intermediate serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Alta Sierra Intermediate have?
Alta Sierra Intermediate employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Alta Sierra Intermediate?
Student demographics at Alta Sierra Intermediate are roughly 38% White, 39% Hispanic, 2% Black, 13% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Alta Sierra Intermediate public or private?
Alta Sierra Intermediate is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clovis Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.