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Enrollment
738
Middle
DISTRICT 845 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL UNIFIED·NCES 060797007667
El Capitan Middle
4443 West Weldon Ave., Fresno, CA 93722 · (559) 276-5270 · Fresno County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL738 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of California public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
19.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
645 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 | 379 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 359 | 49% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
36.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.7pp since 2014
Math
20.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.3% | 26.4% | 28.6% | 34.7% |
| Math | 7.4% | 13.5% | 30.7% | 48.4% |
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 | 36.7% | 20.9% |
| 2023-24 | 32.6% | 21.4% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 16.4% |
| 2021-22 | 34.9% | 18.6% |
| 2018-19 | 35.1% | 22.1% |
| 2017-18 | 28.6% | 19.6% |
| 2016-17 | 27.2% | 19.4% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 El Capitan Middle
El Capitan Middle's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Capitan Middle this school | 738 | 87.4% | 27.9% |
| Elizabeth Terronez Middle Fresno | 659 | 88.6% | 20.8% |
| Tioga Middle Fresno | 692 | 91.2% | 29.9% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Middle Hayward | 669 | 82.8% | 33.3% |
| Monte Vista Middle Tracy | 738 | 82.1% | 31.5% |
| Glacier Point Middle Fresno | 947 | 86.9% | 24.7% |
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 El Capitan Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #803 of 1,224 | #24 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #832 of 1,227 ▼ 69 | #25 of 40 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #806 of 1,227 ▲ 49 | #21 of 40 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #624 of 1,214 | #24 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 738 | #524 of 1,377 | #17 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #464 of 1,279 | #20 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #649 of 1,278 | #15 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.4% | #366 of 1,329 | #21 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.7% | #165 of 257 | #7 of 14 |
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
738
+41 (+6%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 511
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
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 | 738 | 37 | 19.9:1 | 87% (645) |
| 2023-24 | 739 | 36.9 | 20.0:1 | 86% (639) |
| 2022-23 | 699 | 34.5 | 20.3:1 | 86% (602) |
| 2020-21 | 697 | 33 | 21.1:1 | 78% (541) |
| 2017-18 | 712 | 32.2 | 22.1:1 | 77% (548) |
| 2015-16 | 699 | 29 | 24.1:1 | 86% (599) |
| 2010-11 | 936 | N/A | N/A | 78% (730) |
| 2000-01 | 823 | 36 | 22.9:1 | 40% (328) |
| 1990-91 | 511 | 22 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for El Capitan Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (712 to 738); teachers up 15% (32.2 to 37).
About El Capitan Middle
El Capitan Middle is the name of a medium-sized middle school in Fresno, California. The school had 738 students in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25.
Federal data list 24 schools in Central Unified, with 15,956 students enrolled.
A majority of students at El Capitan Middle, 68%, are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 17% Asian, 7% Black, 5% White, and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Fresno County, the Hispanic share is about 55%. The chance that two students picked at random at El Capitan Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 50%.
The school employs the equivalent of 37 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 19.9:1. The average ratio among middle schools in California is 20.7:1, higher than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at El Capitan Middle is 87%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Fresno County is 75%.
Measured against California public middle schools, El Capitan Middle receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
El Capitan Middle scores 27.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 28.3%.
Fresno County census figures show that median household income is about $74,201, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. A total of 368 public schools operate in Fresno County, serving about 206,072 students.
McKinley Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts El Capitan Middle at 5th of 7.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 697 to 738. Federal data show the ratio falling from 21.1:1 to 19.9:1.
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Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Unified
- Justin Garza HighHigh · 2,095 students
- Central East HighHigh · 1,741 students
- Harvest ElementaryElementary · 1,010 students
- Glacier Point MiddleMiddle · 947 students
- Rio Vista MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 762 students
Other schools in Fresno
- Yosemite Valley CharterCombined · 3,065 students
- Sunnyside HighHigh · 2,858 students
- Bullard HighHigh · 2,485 students
- Clovis North HighHigh · 2,360 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,339 students
- Clovis West HighHigh · 2,184 students
Nearby schools
- McKinley Elementary0.1 mi · 671
- Central Elementary1.0 mi · 762
- Central Unified Alternative/Opportunity1.0 mi · 260
- Central Online Home1.2 mi · 137
- Hanh Phan Tilley Elementary1.2 mi · 622
- John Steinbeck Elementary1.5 mi · 689
Frequently asked questions
About El Capitan MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at El Capitan Middle?
El Capitan Middle enrolls approximately 738 students in grades 07-08.
Is El Capitan Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
El Capitan Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does El Capitan Middle have?
El Capitan Middle employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
What is the student diversity at El Capitan Middle?
Student demographics at El Capitan Middle are roughly 5% White, 68% Hispanic, 7% Black, 17% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is El Capitan Middle in?
El Capitan Middle is part of Central Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.