Fort Miller Middle

Set in Fresno, California, Fort Miller Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school, operated by Fresno Unified. It hosts 652 students across grades 7 through 8.

Across the 100 schools in Fresno Unified (67,873 students total), Fort Miller Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Fort Miller Middle logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 69% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 14% Black, 6% White, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Fort Miller Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Fresno County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Fort Miller Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.2%; this one delivers 13.0%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Fresno County shows median household earnings sit near $74,201, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Fort Miller Middle is one of 368 public schools in Fresno County (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students).

The closest other public school is Aspen Meadow Public, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fort Miller Middle ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.4%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Fort Miller Middle's enrollment has increased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 582 (now 652). Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 in 2025.

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