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Enrollment
483
Middle
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TULARE CITY·NCES 063987006611
Cherry Avenue Middle
540 North Cherry St., Tulare, CA 93274 · (559) 685-7320 · Tulare County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of California public middle schools
- DTest 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.
- 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
21.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
440 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 246 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 237 | 49% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
34.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.7pp since 2014
Math
11.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -22.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.2% | 26.6% | 34.1% | 31.2% |
| Math | 3.1% | 8.4% | 22.8% | 65.7% |
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 | 34.7% | 11.5% |
| 2023-24 | 26.8% | 10.8% |
| 2022-23 | 22.1% | 11.5% |
| 2021-22 | 22.6% | 11.1% |
| 2020-21 | 22.6% | 9.9% |
| 2018-19 | 24.9% | 15.7% |
| 2017-18 | 26.4% | 19.9% |
| 2016-17 | 32.3% | 21.8% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
19.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% 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 Cherry Avenue Middle
Cherry Avenue Middle's state test result (19.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Avenue Middle this school | 483 | 91.1% | 19.6% |
| Bryant Middle Dos Palos | 487 | 87.9% | 12.8% |
| Edison Middle Bakersfield | 489 | 88.1% | 19.7% |
| Riverdale Elementary Riverdale | 507 | 90.5% | 31.1% |
| Jefferson Middle Oceanside | 441 | 93.0% | 16.9% |
| Ramona Junior High Chino | 417 | 90.4% | 26.4% |
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 Cherry Avenue Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #1,059 of 1,224 | #20 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #1,108 of 1,227 ▼ 22 | #21 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #862 of 1,227 ▲ 148 | #17 of 23 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.3pp | #228 of 1,214 | #6 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 483 | #952 of 1,377 | #17 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #646 of 1,279 | #12 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.3% | #939 of 1,278 | #11 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.1% | #253 of 1,329 | #10 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #698 of 930 | #10 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
483
+18 (+4%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 596
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 483 | 22.9 | 21.1:1 | 91% (440) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 21.8 | 20.9:1 | 80% (364) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 23.4 | 18.2:1 | 90% (384) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 86% (400) |
| 2017-18 | 531 | 26.6 | 20.0:1 | 83% (442) |
| 2015-16 | 517 | 25 | 20.7:1 | 86% (446) |
| 2010-11 | 678 | N/A | N/A | 73% (493) |
| 2000-01 | 517 | 28 | 18.5:1 | 60% (312) |
| 1990-91 | 596 | 25 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cherry Avenue Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (531 to 483); teachers down 14% (26.6 to 22.9).
About Cherry Avenue Middle
Cherry Avenue Middle is a public small middle school in Tulare, California. It enrolls 483 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 7 through 8. It has 27% fewer students than the average for middle schools in California (about 659).
Tulare City has 9,289 students in 18 schools, and Cherry Avenue Middle is one of those schools.
Cherry Avenue Middle is 83% Hispanic by enrollment. The remaining shares are 10% White, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Tulare County's population at about 67%. The diversity index for Cherry Avenue Middle is 30%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 21.1:1. The ratio is within a point of the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. About 91% of students at Cherry Avenue Middle are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Tulare County averages 77%, lower than here.
Cherry Avenue Middle earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 24% of California public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Cherry Avenue Middle is 6.5 points below its prediction. Actual: 19.6%. Predicted: 26.2%.
Looking at the county, Tulare County, the median household earns about $71,300 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Counting Cherry Avenue Middle, Tulare County has 196 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Garden Elementary is about 0.3 miles from Cherry Avenue Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 31.0%, higher than Cherry Avenue Middle's 19.6%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Small.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 465 (2020-21) to 483 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio rising from 17.9:1 to 21.1:1.
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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
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- Mulcahy MiddleMiddle · 745 students
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Other schools in Tulare
- Tulare Western HighHigh · 1,927 students
- Mission Oak HighHigh · 1,678 students
- Tulare Union HighHigh · 1,616 students
- Liberty ElementaryElementary · 861 students
- Sundale ElementaryElementary · 840 students
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Nearby schools
- Garden Elementary0.3 mi · 689
- Tulare Union High0.5 mi · 1,616
- Wilson Elementary0.5 mi · 487
- Sierra Vista Charter High0.7 mi · 166
- Live Oak Middle0.9 mi · 458
- Tulare Support1.1 mi · 19
Frequently asked questions
About Cherry Avenue MiddleHow large is Cherry Avenue Middle?
Cherry Avenue Middle enrolls approximately 483 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Cherry Avenue Middle serve?
Cherry Avenue Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Cherry Avenue Middle?
Approximately 21.1:1 students per teacher at Cherry Avenue Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cherry Avenue Middle?
At Cherry Avenue Middle, the student body is approximately 10% White, 83% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Cherry Avenue Middle public or private?
Cherry Avenue Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tulare City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.