Excelsior Middle

As a modestly sized middle school in Byron, California, Excelsior Middle serves 377 students from grades 6 through 8, part of Byron Union Elementary. By comparison, California's public schools average about 659 students each, so Excelsior Middle sits 43% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Byron Union Elementary, which oversees 4 schools and 1,182 students, Excelsior Middle is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Excelsior Middle reports that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 30% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 8% Black, 5% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Excelsior Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 33% of students at Excelsior Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Contra Costa County (around 45%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Excelsior Middle is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 59.8%; Excelsior Middle posts 36.1%, -23.7 points below that line.

Across the wider county, census data for Contra Costa County shows median household earnings sit near $127,229, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Excelsior Middle is one of 280 public schools in Contra Costa County (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students).

Nearest neighbor: Timber Point Elementary, around 2.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Excelsior Middle ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 50.8%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Excelsior Middle's enrollment has edged down 35% since 2018, when it stood at 580 (now 377). The White share of enrollment declined from 64% to 46% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.