Enrollment
312
Middle
DISTRICT 273 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SILVER VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 063682008198
Fort Irwin Middle
1700 Pork Chop Hill St., Fort Irwin, CA 92310 · (760) 386-1133 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL312 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of California public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
18.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
163 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 109 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 103 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 100 | 32% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
58.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.3pp since 2014
Math
25.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.6% | 40.7% | 25.1% | 16.6% |
| Math | 12.1% | 13.8% | 34.8% | 39.3% |
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 | 58.3% | 25.9% |
| 2023-24 | 56.7% | 32.3% |
| 2022-23 | 46.3% | 25.8% |
| 2021-22 | 46.4% | 24.3% |
| 2020-21 | 40.8% | 23.0% |
| 2018-19 | 56.9% | 40.2% |
| 2017-18 | 61.5% | 46.1% |
| 2016-17 | 44.6% | 35.9% |
| 2015-16 | 49.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Fort Irwin Middle
Fort Irwin Middle's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Irwin Middle this school | 312 | 52.2% | 43.8% |
| Emerson Community Charter Los Angeles | 454 | 57.9% | 48.2% |
| High Tech Middle Media Arts San Diego | 331 | 46.8% | N/A |
| James Monroe Middle Ridgecrest | 490 | 58.4% | 24.7% |
| Twentynine Palms Junior High Twentynine Palms | 413 | 65.1% | 27.4% |
| Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach Long Beach | 244 | 45.1% | N/A |
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 Fort Irwin Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #439 of 1,224 | #15 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #695 of 1,227 ▼ 186 | #26 of 76 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #349 of 1,227 ▼ 9 | #12 of 76 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.7pp | #197 of 1,214 | #12 of 73 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 312 | #1,181 of 1,377 | #74 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #296 of 1,279 | #12 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #92 of 1,278 | #3 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.2% | #921 of 1,329 | #68 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.0% | #79 of 257 | #7 of 16 |
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
312
+37 (+13%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 298
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 312 | 16.6 | 18.8:1 | 52% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 254 | 14.5 | 17.6:1 | 35% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 239 | 14.5 | 16.4:1 | 40% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 275 | 14 | 19.6:1 | 44% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 276 | 16.5 | 16.7:1 | 47% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 277 | 16 | 17.3:1 | 37% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 369 | N/A | N/A | 37% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 632 | 31 | 20.4:1 | 35% (222) |
| 1990-91 | 298 | 15 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fort Irwin Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (276 to 312); teachers unchanged (16.5 to 16.6).
About Fort Irwin Middle
Fort Irwin Middle is the name of a small middle school in Fort Irwin, California. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 312 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in California is about 659, so this school runs 53% smaller than that.
Fort Irwin Middle is part of Silver Valley Unified, where 8 schools serve 2,183 students.
White students are the largest group at Fort Irwin Middle, with 38% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 34% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% multiracial, and 5% Pacific Islander. Fort Irwin Middle has a diversity index of 72%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 16.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.8:1. The 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in San Bernardino County average 74%.
Fort Irwin Middle is graded B by allk12, scoring above 61% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Fort Irwin Middle would score about 48.9%. It scores 43.8%, 5.2 points below that figure.
County data help place the school in context: in San Bernardino County, median household income is about $85,478, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The public schools of San Bernardino County number 583 and enroll about 393,648.
The closest public school, Tiefort View Intermediate, is about 0.4 miles from Fort Irwin Middle. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 37.5%; Fort Irwin Middle's is 43.8%, ranking 4th of 6.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Remote. That means it sits in a town far from an urbanized area.
Fort Irwin Middle had 275 students in 2020-21 and 312 in 2024-25, a 13% rise.
The Fort Irwin Middle community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Silver Valley Unified
- Congressman Jerry Lewis ElementaryElementary · 510 students
- Tiefort View IntermediateElementary · 408 students
- Silver Valley HighHigh · 392 students
- Yermo ElementaryElementary · 368 students
- Newberry Springs ElementaryElementary · 106 students
- Calico Continuation HighHigh · 45 students
Other schools in Fort Irwin
- Congressman Jerry Lewis ElementaryElementary · 510 students
- Tiefort View IntermediateElementary · 408 students
Nearby schools
- Tiefort View Intermediate0.4 mi · 408
- Congressman Jerry Lewis Elementary0.5 mi · 510
- Yermo Elementary25.4 mi · 368
- Newberry Springs Elementary27.2 mi · 106
- Silver Valley High27.2 mi · 392
- Skyline North Elementary29.5 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Fort Irwin MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Fort Irwin Middle?
Fort Irwin Middle enrolls approximately 312 students in grades 06-08.
Is Fort Irwin Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fort Irwin Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Fort Irwin Middle have?
Fort Irwin Middle employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Fort Irwin Middle?
Student demographics at Fort Irwin Middle are roughly 38% White, 34% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Fort Irwin Middle in?
Fort Irwin Middle is part of Silver Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.