Enrollment
322
Middle
DISTRICT 270 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALIPATRIA UNIFIED·NCES 060699000644
Bill E. Young Jr. Middle
220 South International Blvd., Calipatria, CA 92233 · (760) 348-2842 · Imperial County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-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
15.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
292 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 5 | 74 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 88 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 26% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Bill E. Young Jr. Middle→Calipatria High
Based on grade levels within Calipatria Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
41.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.8pp since 2014
Math
23.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.5% | 33.3% | 28.0% | 30.2% |
| Math | 8.2% | 14.8% | 32.7% | 44.3% |
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 | 41.8% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.6% | 21.5% |
| 2022-23 | 21.8% | 17.2% |
| 2021-22 | 25.9% | 13.9% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 7.6% |
| 2018-19 | 46.0% | 24.2% |
| 2017-18 | 42.0% | 20.9% |
| 2016-17 | 38.6% | 21.7% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
30.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Bill E. Young Jr. Middle
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill E. Young Jr. Middle this school | 322 | 90.7% | 30.8% |
| Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle Los Angeles | 298 | 90.6% | N/A |
| PARA LOS NINOS MIDDLE Los Angeles | 305 | 94.1% | N/A |
| PUC Lakeview Charter Academy Lake View Terrace | 334 | 94.6% | N/A |
| Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle Hawaiian Gardens | 291 | 91.8% | 28.7% |
| Huron Middle Huron | 344 | 89.5% | 11.0% |
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 Bill E. Young Jr. Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Imperial County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #722 of 1,224 | #7 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #766 of 1,227 ▼ 6 | #6 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #667 of 1,227 ▲ 101 | #7 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.4pp | #28 of 1,214 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #1,173 of 1,377 | #9 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #49 of 1,279 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.4% | #1,088 of 1,278 | #1 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.7% | #266 of 1,329 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #650 of 930 | #3 of 7 |
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
322
-15 (-4%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 346
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 322 | 20.3 | 15.9:1 | 91% (292) |
| 2023-24 | 336 | 19.4 | 17.3:1 | 89% (300) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 18.3 | 19.5:1 | 90% (321) |
| 2020-21 | 337 | 16 | 21.1:1 | 87% (293) |
| 2017-18 | 358 | 20.8 | 17.2:1 | 85% (304) |
| 2015-16 | 354 | 20 | 17.7:1 | 84% (297) |
| 2010-11 | 353 | N/A | N/A | 82% (291) |
| 2000-01 | 307 | 16 | 19.2:1 | 71% (217) |
| 1990-91 | 346 | 14 | 24.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bill E. Young Jr. Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (358 to 322); teachers down 2% (20.8 to 20.3).
About Bill E. Young Jr. Middle
This page covers Bill E. Young Jr. Middle, a small middle school in Calipatria, California. Students in grades 5 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 322 students. The typical figure for middle schools in California is about 659 students.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in Calipatria Unified totals 1,080 students.
Federal enrollment data show Bill E. Young Jr. Middle is 91% Hispanic. It is also 5% White and 4% Black. Bill E. Young Jr. Middle's diversity index is 17%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.9:1. This ratio sits 4.8 below the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 91%. That rate is above the 77% average among public schools in Imperial County.
Measured against California public middle schools, Bill E. Young Jr. Middle receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Bill E. Young Jr. Middle's results are 4.4 points above predicted: 30.8% against 26.4%.
Bill E. Young Jr. Middle is located in Imperial County, where the median household income is $57,681, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. Bill E. Young Jr. Middle is one of 76 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Fremont Primary, at about 0.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Bill E. Young Jr. Middle ranks 3rd on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment dropped 4% from its 2020-21 level of 337. The ratio of students to teachers went from 21.1:1 to 15.9:1 over the same years.
The Bill E. Young Jr. Middle community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Imperial County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
180,202
Census ACS
Median income
$57,681
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
36,513 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calipatria Unified
- Fremont PrimaryElementary · 348 students
- Calipatria HighHigh · 345 students
- Grace Smith ElementaryElementary · 65 students
Other schools in Calipatria
- Fremont PrimaryElementary · 348 students
- Calipatria HighHigh · 345 students
Nearby schools
- Fremont Primary0.1 mi · 348
- Calipatria High0.3 mi · 345
- Grace Smith Elementary7.9 mi · 65
- Mulberry Elementary8.1 mi · 61
- Westmorland Elementary8.3 mi · 304
- Renaissance9.6 mi · 22
Frequently asked questions
About Bill E. Young Jr. MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Bill E. Young Jr. Middle?
Bill E. Young Jr. Middle enrolls approximately 322 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Bill E. Young Jr. Middle serve?
Bill E. Young Jr. Middle serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bill E. Young Jr. Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bill E. Young Jr. Middle is approximately 15.9:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bill E. Young Jr. Middle?
At Bill E. Young Jr. Middle, the student body is approximately 5% White, 91% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Bill E. Young Jr. Middle public or private?
Bill E. Young Jr. Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Calipatria Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.