Fort Bragg Middle

Located at 500 Harold St., in Fort Bragg, California, Fort Bragg Middle is a compact middle-grades school that caters to 376 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Fort Bragg Unified. That puts it 43% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Across the 7 schools in Fort Bragg Unified (1,669 students total), Fort Bragg Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Fort Bragg Middle lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 39% White, 11% multiracial. By comparison, Mendocino County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Fort Bragg Middle shows 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.1:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Fort Bragg Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.9%; this one delivers 23.8%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Mendocino County put median household income runs about $68,092, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Mendocino County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,738 students), of which Fort Bragg Middle is one.

Noyo High (Continuation) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Fort Bragg Middle. On composite proficiency, Fort Bragg Middle comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 34.0%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Fort Bragg Middle's enrollment has shrank 7% since 2018, when it stood at 406 (now 376). White enrollment moved from 48% to 39% across the same window.

On this page, members of the Fort Bragg Middle community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.