Avery Middle

Avery Middle is one of the micro-enrollment junior highs in Avery, California, operated by Vallecito Union, with 199 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 70% leaner than typical.

Across the 3 schools in Vallecito Union (597 students total), Avery Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Avery Middle lists that White students make up the majority at 67%. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Avery Middle has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Avery Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Avery Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.4%, the actual is 55.0%, a residual of +3.7 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Calaveras County shows the typical household earns roughly $78,647 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Calaveras County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,261 students), Avery Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hazel Fischer Elementary, around 4.4 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Avery Middle comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 46.6%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 196 students in 2018 compared to 199 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 17% to 25% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Avery Middle typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.