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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Earlimart Middle?
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Enrollment
479
Middle
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EARLIMART ELEMENTARY·NCES 061176001298
Earlimart Middle
599 South Sutter St., Earlimart, CA 93219 · (661) 849-2611 · Tulare County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
18.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
349 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 6 | 152 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 159 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 168 | 35% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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 Earlimart Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
28.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.4pp since 2014
Math
6.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.9% | 22.5% | 32.1% | 39.5% |
| Math | 1.7% | 4.5% | 21.3% | 72.5% |
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 | 28.4% | 6.2% |
| 2023-24 | 29.4% | 8.8% |
| 2022-23 | 30.4% | 7.5% |
| 2021-22 | 27.3% | 8.9% |
| 2020-21 | 21.9% | 8.1% |
| 2018-19 | 30.8% | 20.5% |
| 2017-18 | 32.2% | 15.6% |
| 2016-17 | 30.2% | 13.2% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 16.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
18.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Earlimart Middle
Earlimart Middle's state test result (18.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earlimart Middle this school | 479 | 72.9% | 18.1% |
| KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory Los Angeles | 529 | 76.6% | N/A |
| Heber Heber | 549 | 68.9% | 40.0% |
| Myrtle Avenue Elementary Lamont | 422 | 78.2% | 23.5% |
| Wilson Jr. High El Centro | 605 | 75.7% | 34.5% |
| Magnolia Science Academy Bell Bell | 385 | 77.1% | N/A |
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 Earlimart Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #1,094 of 1,224 | #21 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.2% | #1,203 of 1,227 ▼ 60 | #22 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #1,025 of 1,227 ▼ 92 | #20 of 23 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.8pp | #296 of 1,214 | #5 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #957 of 1,377 | #18 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #232 of 1,279 | #3 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.5% | #1,212 of 1,278 | #21 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.9% | #687 of 1,329 | #18 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.3% | #429 of 930 | #3 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
479
-70 (-13%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 615
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 479 | 26.4 | 18.2:1 | 73% (349) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 27.5 | 17.7:1 | 95% (464) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 28.6 | 17.0:1 | 96% (468) |
| 2020-21 | 549 | 24 | 22.9:1 | 92% (504) |
| 2017-18 | 579 | 28 | 20.7:1 | 94% (546) |
| 2015-16 | 639 | 27 | 23.7:1 | 94% (600) |
| 2010-11 | 641 | N/A | N/A | 94% (603) |
| 2000-01 | 910 | 39 | 23.3:1 | 76% (688) |
| 1990-91 | 615 | 26 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Earlimart Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (579 to 479); teachers down 6% (28 to 26.4).
About Earlimart Middle
A low-enrollment middle school in Earlimart, California, Earlimart Middle is part of Earlimart Elementary. It enrolls 479 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. The school is 27% below the average for middle schools in California.
Earlimart Elementary has 1,383 students in 3 schools, and Earlimart Middle is one of those schools.
The share of Hispanic students at Earlimart Middle is 97%. Tulare County as a whole is about 67% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Earlimart Middle scores 7%.
Earlimart Middle has a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1, with 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in California is 20.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 73% at Earlimart Middle.
Earlimart Middle earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 5% of California public middle schools.
Earlimart Middle trails its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 18.8 points (18.1% versus 36.9%), a bottom-10% result in California on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Tulare County show that the median household earns about $71,300 a year, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Tulare County has 196 public schools with about 101,494 students, including Earlimart Middle.
About 0.3 miles separate Earlimart Middle from the closest public school, Earlimart Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Earlimart Middle places 8th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 70 students, from 549 to 479. Students per teacher dropped from 22.9 in 2020-21 to 18.2 in 2024-25.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Earlimart Elementary
- Earlimart ElementaryElementary · 481 students
- AlilaElementary · 423 students
Other schools in Earlimart
- Earlimart ElementaryElementary · 481 students
- AlilaElementary · 423 students
Nearby schools
- Earlimart Elementary0.3 mi · 481
- Alila0.7 mi · 423
- Columbine Elementary5.0 mi · 172
- Pixley Middle5.9 mi · 297
- Pixley Elementary5.9 mi · 530
- Allensworth Elementary7.2 mi · 118
Frequently asked questions
About Earlimart MiddleHow many students attend Earlimart Middle?
Earlimart Middle enrolls approximately 479 students in grades 06-08.
Is Earlimart Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Earlimart Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Earlimart Middle have?
Earlimart Middle employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Earlimart Middle?
Student demographics at Earlimart Middle are roughly 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Earlimart Middle public or private?
Earlimart Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Earlimart Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.