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Enrollment
426
Middle
DISTRICT 654 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GONZALES UNIFIED·NCES 060004607184
Fairview Middle
401 Fourth St., Gonzales, CA 93926 · (831) 675-3704 · Monterey County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% 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.
- BThree-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
17.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
357 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 146 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 125 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 155 | 36% |
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Fairview Middle→Gonzales High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Gonzales Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
33.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.9pp since 2014
Math
12.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.3% | 26.6% | 27.1% | 39.1% |
| Math | 4.0% | 8.5% | 17.2% | 70.3% |
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 | 33.9% | 12.5% |
| 2023-24 | 32.5% | 11.3% |
| 2022-23 | 29.9% | 9.1% |
| 2021-22 | 29.1% | 11.2% |
| 2018-19 | 23.4% | 11.1% |
| 2017-18 | 21.1% | 9.1% |
| 2016-17 | 29.3% | 10.4% |
| 2015-16 | 28.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 28.0% | 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
22.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Fairview Middle
Fairview Middle's state test result (22.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Middle this school | 426 | 83.8% | 22.5% |
| Padilla-Pace Middle Brawley | 445 | 83.8% | 35.1% |
| KIPP Sol Academy Los Angeles | 465 | 80.2% | N/A |
| Firebaugh Middle Firebaugh | 503 | 85.9% | 20.7% |
| KIPP Academy of Innovation Los Angeles | 476 | 88.0% | N/A |
| McFarland Junior High McFarland | 494 | 88.1% | 24.3% |
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 Fairview Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #977 of 1,224 | #11 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #1,078 of 1,227 ▼ 9 | #15 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #886 of 1,227 ▼ 26 | #9 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.1pp | #496 of 1,214 | #7 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #1,049 of 1,377 | #14 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #187 of 1,279 | #4 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.1% | #1,239 of 1,278 | #14 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.8% | #439 of 1,329 | #8 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.0% | #17 of 930 | #1 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
426
-71 (-14%) vs 2020
-34% since 2000-01, when it was 650
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 27.6:1
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 | 426 | 23.9 | 17.8:1 | 84% (357) |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 24 | 17.6:1 | 67% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 461 | 23.3 | 19.8:1 | 91% (420) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 18 | 27.6:1 | 89% (441) |
| 2017-18 | 747 | 29.7 | 25.2:1 | 89% (662) |
| 2015-16 | 726 | 32 | 22.7:1 | 82% (593) |
| 2010-11 | 657 | N/A | N/A | 89% (582) |
| 2000-01 | 650 | 28 | 23.2:1 | 73% (477) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairview Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (747 to 426); teachers down 19% (29.7 to 23.9).
About Fairview Middle
Fairview Middle sits in Gonzales, California, and is classified as a middle school. It enrolled 426 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 35% lower than the average for middle schools in California, which is about 659.
Fairview Middle is one of 3 schools in Gonzales Unified, which enrolls 1,961 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Fairview Middle is 98% Hispanic. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 62%. Fairview Middle's diversity index is 4%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 23.9 full-time positions, a ratio of 17.8:1. That is lower than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 84%.
The allk12 Grade for Fairview Middle is C-. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 22% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Fairview Middle posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 22.5%, compared with a predicted 30.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Monterey County has these Census figures: the median household income is $97,230, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. In all, Monterey County has 153 public schools and roughly 73,845 students.
Nearby, La Gloria Elementary is about 0.1 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Fairview Middle ranks 7th of 7 nearby schools, at 22.5% versus a 32.0% average.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 71 fewer students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 17.8 students per teacher, compared with 27.6 in 2020-21.
The Fairview Middle community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Monterey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
437,613
Census ACS
Median income
$97,230
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
153
73,845 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gonzales Unified
- La Gloria ElementaryElementary · 784 students
- Gonzales HighHigh · 751 students
Other schools in Gonzales
- La Gloria ElementaryElementary · 784 students
- Gonzales HighHigh · 751 students
Other Fairview Middle schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Fairview Middle. Fairview Middle is the 5th largest of the 8.
- FAIRVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLTALLAHASSEE, FL · 735 students
- Fairview Middle SchoolFairview, PA · 633 students
- Fairview Middle SchoolBREMERTON, WA · 620 students
- Fairview Middle SchoolFairview, TN · 540 students
- Fairview Middle SchoolCullman, AL · 291 students
Nearby schools
- La Gloria Elementary0.1 mi · 784
- Gonzales High0.1 mi · 751
- Chualar Elementary6.0 mi · 234
- Frank Ledesma Elementary7.8 mi · 464
- Rose Ferrero Elementary8.0 mi · 530
- Soledad High8.1 mi · 1,546
Frequently asked questions
About Fairview MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Fairview Middle?
Fairview Middle enrolls approximately 426 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Fairview Middle serve?
Fairview Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Fairview Middle?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Fairview Middle.
How diverse is Fairview Middle?
Fairview Middle reports a student body of 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Fairview Middle in?
Fairview Middle is part of Gonzales Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.