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Enrollment
844
Middle
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUTLER-OROSI JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 061035008661
El Monte Middle
42111 Road 128, Orosi, CA 93647 · (559) 528-3017 · Tulare County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL844 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% 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.
- 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
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
819 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 280 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 282 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 282 | 33% |
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
Based on grade levels within Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
42.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +22.2pp since 2014
Math
22.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 22 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.9% | 31.4% | 24.3% | 33.5% |
| Math | 9.2% | 13.6% | 27.7% | 49.6% |
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 | 42.2% | 22.7% |
| 2023-24 | 36.9% | 19.3% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 18.6% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 20.9% |
| 2020-21 | 29.8% | 12.1% |
| 2018-19 | 35.7% | 31.6% |
| 2017-18 | 35.3% | 30.5% |
| 2016-17 | 26.9% | 22.8% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Monte Middle
El Monte Middle's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Monte Middle this school | 844 | 97.0% | 30.3% |
| Gerald P. Carr Intermediate Santa Ana | 886 | 96.4% | 20.4% |
| El Camino Junior High Santa Maria | 830 | 97.0% | 17.3% |
| Mission Middle Escondido | 855 | 95.9% | 24.9% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Middle Madera | 865 | 96.9% | 16.1% |
| Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate Santa Ana | 936 | 95.3% | 21.0% |
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 Monte Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #732 of 1,224 | #10 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #777 of 1,227 ▲ 38 | #10 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #656 of 1,227 ▲ 72 | #6 of 23 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #566 of 1,214 | #11 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 844 | #373 of 1,377 | #4 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #458 of 1,279 | #8 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.7% | #1,210 of 1,278 | #20 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.0% | #49 of 1,329 | #2 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #731 of 930 | #12 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
844
-48 (-5%) vs 2020
+55% since 2000-01, when it was 545
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 844 | 42.4 | 19.9:1 | 97% (819) |
| 2023-24 | 893 | 40.8 | 21.9:1 | 97% (867) |
| 2022-23 | 923 | 43 | 21.5:1 | 97% (894) |
| 2020-21 | 892 | 40 | 22.3:1 | 95% (849) |
| 2017-18 | 914 | 46.1 | 19.9:1 | 97% (885) |
| 2015-16 | 934 | 43 | 21.7:1 | 93% (867) |
| 2010-11 | 921 | N/A | N/A | 100% (918) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 25 | 21.8:1 | 86% (466) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for El Monte Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (914 to 844); teachers down 8% (46.1 to 42.4).
About El Monte Middle
In Orosi, California, part of Tulare County, El Monte Middle is a middle-grades school. Its 844 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in California is about 659 students.
Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified is the district for El Monte Middle. It has 8 schools and 3,815 students.
Federal enrollment data show El Monte Middle is 97% Hispanic. Other groups include 2% Asian. The county population is about 67% Hispanic. El Monte Middle's diversity index is 7%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 19.9 students per teacher. That is 0.8 students per teacher below the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 97% of students. The gap from the 77% average for public schools in Tulare County is 20 points.
The allk12 Grade for El Monte Middle is B. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 58% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 22.7% for El Monte Middle. The school posts 30.3%, 7.6 points above the prediction.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Tulare County show that the median household income is $71,300, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Besides El Monte Middle, Tulare County has 195 other public schools.
Orosi High is the public school closest to El Monte Middle, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. El Monte Middle ranks 6th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 30.3% against a local average of 39.3%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 48 fewer students in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.9:1) than in 2020-21 (22.3:1).
Discussions about El Monte Middle may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified
- Orosi HighHigh · 1,108 students
- Cutler ElementaryElementary · 607 students
- Golden Valley ElementaryElementary · 603 students
- Palm ElementaryElementary · 573 students
- Lovell HighHigh · 54 students
- Esperanza HighCombined · 19 students
Other schools in Orosi
- Orosi HighHigh · 1,108 students
- Golden Valley ElementaryElementary · 603 students
- Palm ElementaryElementary · 573 students
Nearby schools
- Orosi High0.5 mi · 1,108
- Palm Elementary0.5 mi · 573
- Golden Valley Elementary0.9 mi · 603
- Cutler Elementary2.1 mi · 607
- Monson-Sultana Elementary2.7 mi · 440
- Esperanza High3.7 mi · 19
Frequently asked questions
About El Monte MiddleHow large is El Monte Middle?
El Monte Middle enrolls approximately 844 students in grades 06-08.
Is El Monte Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
El Monte Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at El Monte Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at El Monte Middle is approximately 19.9:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at El Monte Middle?
At El Monte Middle, the student body is approximately 0% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees El Monte Middle?
El Monte Middle is overseen by Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified in Tulare County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.