Enrollment
262
Middle
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TERRA BELLA UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063906004200
Carl Smith Middle
23825 Avenue 92, Terra Bella, CA 93270 · (559) 535-4451 · Tulare County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
20.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
244 students
DISTRICT 93% · 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 6 | 85 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 93 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 84 | 32% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Terra Bella Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
40.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.9pp since 2014
Math
21.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 18 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.1% | 27.8% | 26.3% | 32.8% |
| Math | 10.0% | 11.5% | 26.8% | 51.7% |
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 | 40.9% | 21.5% |
| 2023-24 | 39.2% | 21.9% |
| 2022-23 | 44.3% | 23.2% |
| 2021-22 | 41.5% | 20.1% |
| 2020-21 | 30.9% | 17.1% |
| 2018-19 | 29.4% | 20.4% |
| 2017-18 | 30.7% | 26.9% |
| 2016-17 | 21.6% | 13.7% |
| 2015-16 | 17.0% | 7.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Carl Smith Middle
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Smith Middle this school | 262 | 93.1% | 31.0% |
| Arts in Action Community Middle Los Angeles | 258 | 94.6% | N/A |
| Williams Upper Elementary Williams | 289 | 92.0% | 17.7% |
| Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle Los Angeles | 280 | 95.4% | N/A |
| PUC Excel Charter Academy Los Angeles | 257 | 91.4% | N/A |
| Los Nietos Middle Los Nietos | 262 | 89.3% | 46.4% |
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 Carl Smith Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #717 of 1,224 | #9 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #815 of 1,227 ▼ 67 | #11 of 23 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #691 of 1,227 ▼ 16 | #9 of 23 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.4pp | #817 of 1,214 | #16 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #1,227 of 1,377 | #23 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #492 of 1,279 | #10 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.5% | #1,237 of 1,278 | #23 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.1% | #174 of 1,329 | #6 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #601 of 930 | #7 of 17 |
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
262
-15 (-5%) vs 2020
-2% since 2000-01, when it was 268
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 262 | 13 | 20.1:1 | 93% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 273 | 12.4 | 21.9:1 | 95% (259) |
| 2022-23 | 267 | 12.5 | 21.4:1 | 94% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 12 | 23.1:1 | 98% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 297 | 11.5 | 25.8:1 | 98% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 287 | 11 | 26.1:1 | 96% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 285 | N/A | N/A | 94% (268) |
| 2000-01 | 268 | 13 | 20.6:1 | 86% (231) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carl Smith Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (297 to 262); teachers up 13% (11.5 to 13).
About Carl Smith Middle
Carl Smith Middle is classified as a middle school. It is located in Terra Bella, California. The school's 262 students are in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 60% lower than the average for middle schools in California, which is about 659.
The district, Terra Bella Union Elementary, has 717 students enrolled across 2 schools.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Carl Smith Middle, with 98% of enrollment. By comparison, Tulare County residents are about 67% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Carl Smith Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 5%.
The count of teachers at Carl Smith Middle is 13 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 20.1:1. Across middle schools in California, the average ratio is about 20.7:1. The school counts 244 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 93%. On average, public schools in Tulare County report 77%.
The allk12 Grade for Carl Smith Middle is B-. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 54% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Carl Smith Middle is 6.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (31.0% versus 25.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Tulare County has about 478,693 residents, and median household income is about $71,300, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 196 public schools in Tulare County, with a combined enrollment of about 101,494.
The nearest other public school, Terra Bella Elementary, is about 0.2 miles away. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Carl Smith Middle. On state test proficiency, Carl Smith Middle ranks 8th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Carl Smith Middle as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 277 in 2020-21 and 262 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (20.1:1) than in 2020-21 (23.1:1).
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Tulare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
478,693
Census ACS
Median income
$71,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
196
101,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Terra Bella Union Elementary
- Terra Bella ElementaryElementary · 455 students
Other schools in Terra Bella
- Terra Bella ElementaryElementary · 455 students
- Saucelito ElementaryElementary · 75 students
Nearby schools
- Terra Bella Elementary0.2 mi · 455
- Ducor Union Elementary4.5 mi · 136
- Hope Elementary4.6 mi · 237
- Pioneer Middle6.5 mi · 754
- Vandalia Elementary6.5 mi · 556
- Santa Fe Elementary7.4 mi · 809
Frequently asked questions
About Carl Smith MiddleHow large is Carl Smith Middle?
Carl Smith Middle enrolls approximately 262 students in grades 06-08.
Is Carl Smith Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carl Smith Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Carl Smith Middle have?
Carl Smith Middle employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carl Smith Middle?
At Carl Smith Middle, the student body is approximately 2% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Carl Smith Middle in?
Carl Smith Middle is part of Terra Bella Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.