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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Daniel Lewis Middle this year?
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Enrollment
619
Middle
DISTRICT 752 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASO ROBLES JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 060004807412
Daniel Lewis Middle
900 Creston Rd., Paso Robles, CA 93446 · (805)769-1450 · San Luis Obispo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL619 STUDENTS
·
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
386 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 182 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 225 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 212 | 34% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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.
Test scores
CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
38.8%
CA avg 47.1% . -4.2pp since 2014
Math
27.7%
CA avg 35.6% . -5.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2023-24
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.3% | 26.5% | 20.0% | 41.2% |
| Math | 13.9% | 13.9% | 27.4% | 44.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 38.8% | 27.7% |
| 2022-23 | 37.8% | 32.1% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 32.7% |
| 2018-19 | 49.9% | 40.8% |
| 2017-18 | 52.1% | 40.9% |
| 2016-17 | 52.0% | 35.1% |
| 2015-16 | 52.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 →
Where Daniel Lewis Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Luis Obispo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #665 of 1,224 | #12 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #647 of 1,227 ▼ 135 | #11 of 12 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #749 of 1,227 ▼ 42 | #12 of 12 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 619 | #722 of 1,377 | #4 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #509 of 1,279 | #7 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.7% | #580 of 1,278 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.4% | #814 of 1,329 | #4 of 12 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
619
-180 (-23%) vs 2017
-5% since 2000-01, when it was 653
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 22.6:1
% White
39%
was 48%
% Hispanic
56%
was 47%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 619 | 31.6 | 19.6:1 | 62% (386) |
| 2022-23 | 665 | 32.7 | 20.4:1 | 64% (426) |
| 2020-21 | 751 | 33 | 22.8:1 | 40% (304) |
| 2017-18 | 799 | 35.3 | 22.6:1 | 42% (334) |
| 2015-16 | 761 | 33 | 23.1:1 | 49% (370) |
| 2010-11 | 741 | N/A | N/A | 42% (308) |
| 2000-01 | 653 | 30 | 21.8:1 | 33% (214) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Daniel Lewis Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (799 to 619); teachers down 11% (35.3 to 31.6).
About Daniel Lewis Middle
This page covers Daniel Lewis Middle, a mid-sized middle school in Paso Robles, California. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 619 students in 2023-24.
Paso Robles Joint Unified runs Daniel Lewis Middle along with 11 other schools, enrolling 6,902 students in total.
More than half of the students at Daniel Lewis Middle are Hispanic (56%). The rest of enrollment is 39% White and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of San Luis Obispo County's population at about 25%. The diversity index for Daniel Lewis Middle is 54%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Daniel Lewis Middle totals 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 20.4:1. That is in line with the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Federal data show 62% of students (386) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in San Luis Obispo County is 54%.
On BeatsExpectations, Daniel Lewis Middle is 9.5 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Census data for San Luis Obispo County show the median household earns about $97,446 a year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Daniel Lewis Middle, San Luis Obispo County has 83 public schools.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Georgia Brown Dual Immersion Magnet Elementary, is the closest to Daniel Lewis Middle. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Daniel Lewis Middle. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Daniel Lewis Middle is 4th of 6 on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Daniel Lewis Middle is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school shrank from 799 students in 2017-18 to 619 in 2023-24. The White share was 48% in 2017-18 and 39% in 2023-24. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 22.6:1 to 19.6:1.
The discussion board for Daniel Lewis Middle is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
San Luis Obispo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
281,555
Census ACS
Median income
$97,446
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
33,339 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Paso Robles Joint Unified
- Paso Robles HighHigh · 1,986 students
- Lewis Flamson Junior HighMiddle · 884 students
- Georgia Brown Dual Immersion Magnet ElementaryElementary · 682 students
- Kermit King ElementaryElementary · 507 students
- Winifred Pifer ElementaryElementary · 492 students
- Pat Butler ElementaryElementary · 472 students
Other schools in Paso Robles
- Paso Robles HighHigh · 1,986 students
- Lewis Flamson Junior HighMiddle · 884 students
- Georgia Brown Dual Immersion Magnet ElementaryElementary · 682 students
- Kermit King ElementaryElementary · 507 students
- Winifred Pifer ElementaryElementary · 492 students
- Almond Acres Charter AcademyElementary · 478 students
Nearby schools
- Georgia Brown Dual Immersion Magnet Elementary0.0 mi · 682
- Paso Robles High0.5 mi · 1,986
- Independence High0.6 mi · 137
- Liberty High (Continuation)0.6 mi · 171
- Almond Acres Charter Academy0.7 mi · 478
- Winifred Pifer Elementary0.7 mi · 492
Frequently asked questions
About Daniel Lewis MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Daniel Lewis Middle?
Daniel Lewis Middle enrolls approximately 619 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Daniel Lewis Middle serve?
Daniel Lewis Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Daniel Lewis Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Daniel Lewis Middle is approximately 20.4:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Daniel Lewis Middle?
At Daniel Lewis Middle, the student body is approximately 39% White, 56% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Daniel Lewis Middle public or private?
Daniel Lewis Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Paso Robles Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.