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Enrollment
1,116
Middle
DISTRICT 799 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IMPERIAL UNIFIED·NCES 061821002241
Frank M. Wright Middle
885 North Imperial Ave., Imperial, CA 92251 · (760) 355-3240 · Imperial County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,116 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% 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.
- C-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
22.6:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
610 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 364 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 392 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 359 | 32% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Based on grade levels within Imperial Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
52.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.8pp since 2014
Math
31.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 4 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 | 16.1% | 36.7% | 25.2% | 22.0% |
| Math | 15.7% | 15.9% | 32.0% | 36.4% |
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 | 52.8% | 31.6% |
| 2023-24 | 49.4% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 30.4% |
| 2021-22 | 56.9% | 30.5% |
| 2020-21 | 45.0% | 19.7% |
| 2018-19 | 60.3% | 41.0% |
| 2017-18 | 60.4% | 45.4% |
| 2016-17 | 58.6% | 37.8% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Frank M. Wright Middle
Frank M. Wright Middle's state test result (41.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank M. Wright Middle this school | 1,116 | 54.7% | 41.1% |
| Granada Middle Whittier | 989 | 55.2% | 59.2% |
| Hilltop Middle Chula Vista | 866 | 52.2% | 28.6% |
| South Valley Middle Gilroy | 784 | 55.6% | 29.8% |
| San Marcos Middle San Marcos | 968 | 58.7% | 36.3% |
| Herbert Hoover Middle San Jose | 910 | 63.0% | 28.3% |
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 Frank M. Wright Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Imperial County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #490 of 1,224 | #2 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #570 of 1,227 ▼ 25 | #3 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #436 of 1,227 ▲ 21 | #2 of 11 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #237 of 1,214 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,116 | #112 of 1,377 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #921 of 1,279 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.8% | #1,098 of 1,278 | #2 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.7% | #896 of 1,329 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.0% | #73 of 257 | N/A |
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
1,116
+104 (+10%) vs 2020
+389% since 1990-91, when it was 228
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 24.1:1
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 | 1,116 | 49.4 | 22.6:1 | 55% (610) |
| 2023-24 | 1,077 | 48.1 | 22.4:1 | 48% (519) |
| 2022-23 | 1,023 | 44.1 | 23.2:1 | 61% (620) |
| 2020-21 | 1,012 | 42 | 24.1:1 | 52% (523) |
| 2017-18 | 979 | 43.5 | 22.5:1 | 47% (465) |
| 2015-16 | 964 | 40 | 24.1:1 | 49% (474) |
| 2010-11 | 910 | N/A | N/A | 44% (397) |
| 2000-01 | 403 | 17 | 23.7:1 | 36% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 228 | 9 | 25.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frank M. Wright Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (979 to 1,116); teachers up 13% (43.5 to 49.4).
About Frank M. Wright Middle
Frank M. Wright Middle operates as a large middle school in Imperial, California. It reported 1,116 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in California average about 659 students, which makes this school 69% larger than average.
The district, Imperial Unified, has 4,794 students enrolled across 6 schools.
Roughly 91% of students at Frank M. Wright Middle are Hispanic. Other students are 7% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Frank M. Wright Middle scores 17%.
Frank M. Wright Middle has 49.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 22.6:1. The school's 22.6:1 compares with an average of 20.7:1 for middle schools in California. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 55%. The gap from the 77% average for public schools in Imperial County is 22 points.
Frank M. Wright Middle earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 43% of California public middle schools.
A school with Frank M. Wright Middle's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 47.5%. Frank M. Wright Middle scores 41.1%, 6.4 points below that line.
In Imperial County, home to about 180,202 people, the median household earns about $57,681 a year, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. Frank M. Wright Middle shares Imperial County with 75 other public schools.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Imperial Ave. Holbrook High, is the closest to Frank M. Wright Middle. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Frank M. Wright Middle is 5th of 8 on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Frank M. Wright Middle is Suburb: Small.
A 10% increase took enrollment from 1,012 in 2020-21 to 1,116 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 24.1:1 to 22.6:1.
On allk12, people connected to Frank M. Wright Middle can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Imperial County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
180,202
Census ACS
Median income
$57,681
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
36,513 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Imperial Unified
- Imperial HighHigh · 1,439 students
- Ben Hulse ElementaryElementary · 838 students
- Imperial Cross ElementaryElementary · 760 students
- T. L. Waggoner ElementaryElementary · 613 students
- Imperial Ave. Holbrook HighHigh · 28 students
Other schools in Imperial
- Imperial HighHigh · 1,439 students
- Ben Hulse ElementaryElementary · 838 students
- Imperial Cross ElementaryElementary · 760 students
- T. L. Waggoner ElementaryElementary · 613 students
- Imperial Ave. Holbrook HighHigh · 28 students
Nearby schools
- Imperial Ave. Holbrook High0.4 mi · 28
- Imperial High0.5 mi · 1,439
- Ben Hulse Elementary0.7 mi · 838
- Imperial Cross Elementary2.0 mi · 760
- T. L. Waggoner Elementary2.5 mi · 613
- Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary3.5 mi · 445
Frequently asked questions
About Frank M. Wright MiddleHow large is Frank M. Wright Middle?
Frank M. Wright Middle enrolls approximately 1,116 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Frank M. Wright Middle serve?
Frank M. Wright Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Frank M. Wright Middle?
Approximately 22.6:1 students per teacher at Frank M. Wright Middle.
How diverse is Frank M. Wright Middle?
Frank M. Wright Middle reports a student body of 7% White, 91% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Frank M. Wright Middle?
Frank M. Wright Middle is overseen by Imperial Unified in Imperial County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.