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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Elizabeth Terronez Middle administration to hear?
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Enrollment
659
Middle
DISTRICT 711 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRESNO UNIFIED·NCES 061455004484
Elizabeth Terronez Middle
2300 South Willow, Fresno, CA 93725 · (559) 253-6570 · Fresno County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL659 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% 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.
- CBeats 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
17.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
584 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 315 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 344 | 52% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
24.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.7pp since 2014
Math
17.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.4% | 20.4% | 26.0% | 49.3% |
| Math | 7.8% | 9.9% | 23.8% | 58.5% |
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 | 24.7% | 17.7% |
| 2023-24 | 26.1% | 14.5% |
| 2022-23 | 23.3% | 12.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.9% | 13.7% |
| 2018-19 | 24.6% | 13.9% |
| 2017-18 | 24.9% | 9.3% |
| 2016-17 | 23.0% | 11.0% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 9.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
20.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 Elizabeth Terronez Middle
Elizabeth Terronez Middle's state test result (20.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Terronez Middle this school | 659 | 88.6% | 20.8% |
| El Capitan Middle Fresno | 738 | 87.4% | 27.9% |
| Tioga Middle Fresno | 692 | 91.2% | 29.9% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Middle Hayward | 669 | 82.8% | 33.3% |
| Scandinavian Middle Fresno | 836 | 95.2% | 26.1% |
| Rudolph Rivera Middle Merced | 608 | 81.7% | 26.0% |
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 Elizabeth Terronez Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #1,026 of 1,224 | #31 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #938 of 1,227 ▲ 40 | #29 of 40 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #1,100 of 1,227 ▼ 71 | #32 of 40 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #639 of 1,214 | #25 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 659 | #664 of 1,377 | #21 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #141 of 1,279 | #2 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.8% | #606 of 1,278 | #12 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.6% | #325 of 1,329 | #19 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #213 of 257 | #13 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
659
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
+30% since 2000-01, when it was 508
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 23.2:1
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 | 659 | 37.9 | 17.4:1 | 89% (584) |
| 2023-24 | 696 | 37.3 | 18.7:1 | 88% (614) |
| 2022-23 | 638 | 37.7 | 16.9:1 | 89% (566) |
| 2020-21 | 649 | 28 | 23.2:1 | 90% (584) |
| 2017-18 | 648 | 27 | 24.0:1 | 91% (592) |
| 2015-16 | 686 | 33 | 20.8:1 | 92% (634) |
| 2010-11 | 817 | N/A | N/A | 87% (714) |
| 2000-01 | 508 | 21 | 24.2:1 | 88% (448) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elizabeth Terronez Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (648 to 659); teachers up 40% (27 to 37.9).
About Elizabeth Terronez Middle
Elizabeth Terronez Middle is a mid-sized middle school in Fresno Unified, located in Fresno, California. Federal data show 659 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
The Fresno Unified system has 100 schools and 67,873 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Elizabeth Terronez Middle is 64%, a majority. Smaller groups are 22% Asian, 7% Black, and 3% White. For comparison, the population of Fresno County is roughly 55% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Elizabeth Terronez Middle scores 53%.
Based on 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, Elizabeth Terronez Middle has a ratio of 17.4:1. The gap from the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California is 3.3 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 89%. That is 14 points above the 75% average for public schools in Fresno County.
Elizabeth Terronez 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 19% of California public middle schools.
In California, Elizabeth Terronez Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 20.8% actual against a predicted 27.6%.
In the wider Fresno County area, the median household earns about $74,201 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Across Fresno County, 368 public schools serve about 206,072 students.
Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Elizabeth Terronez Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Elizabeth Terronez Middle is 7th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Under the NCES locale system, Elizabeth Terronez Middle is City: Large.
In 2020-21, Elizabeth Terronez Middle enrolled 649; in 2024-25, 659. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 23.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.4:1.
This page is set up for the Elizabeth Terronez Middle community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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- Lane Elementary1.2 mi · 555
Frequently asked questions
About Elizabeth Terronez MiddleHow large is Elizabeth Terronez Middle?
Elizabeth Terronez Middle enrolls approximately 659 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Elizabeth Terronez Middle serve?
Elizabeth Terronez Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Elizabeth Terronez Middle?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Elizabeth Terronez Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elizabeth Terronez Middle?
At Elizabeth Terronez Middle, the student body is approximately 3% White, 64% Hispanic, 7% Black, 22% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Elizabeth Terronez Middle?
Elizabeth Terronez Middle is overseen by Fresno Unified in Fresno County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.