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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at General Grant Middle?
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Enrollment
526
Middle
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KINGS CANYON JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 061970002366
General Grant Middle
360 North East Ave., Reedley, CA 93654 · (559) 305-7330 · Fresno County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL526 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of California public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
24.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
480 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 178 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 167 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 181 | 34% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
65.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +16.5pp since 2014
Math
48.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +20.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.1% | 43.4% | 20.5% | 13.9% |
| Math | 24.3% | 24.3% | 26.9% | 24.5% |
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 | 65.5% | 48.6% |
| 2023-24 | 58.7% | 44.4% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 40.6% |
| 2021-22 | 53.6% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 48.6% | 26.8% |
| 2018-19 | 59.2% | 50.9% |
| 2017-18 | 54.4% | 45.1% |
| 2016-17 | 49.7% | 39.2% |
| 2015-16 | 55.0% | 33.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 28 points, placing it in California's top 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 General Grant Middle
General Grant Middle's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Grant Middle this school | 526 | 91.3% | 54.4% |
| Richland Junior High Shafter | 558 | 91.4% | 20.6% |
| Cesar E. Chavez Middle Watsonville | 548 | 91.1% | 10.4% |
| McKinley Institute of Technology Redwood City | 476 | 92.2% | 16.2% |
| Woodlake Valley Middle Woodlake | 483 | 91.3% | 24.8% |
| Freedom Elementary Farmersville | 528 | 94.1% | 15.0% |
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 General Grant Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #286 of 1,224 | #7 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #282 of 1,227 ▲ 44 | #5 of 40 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #243 of 1,227 ▲ 71 | #6 of 40 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.3pp | #30 of 1,214 | #4 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 526 | #885 of 1,377 | #31 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.8:1 | #1,161 of 1,279 | #37 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.3% | #1,154 of 1,278 | #33 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.3% | #247 of 1,329 | #13 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #881 of 930 | #24 of 25 |
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
526
-30 (-5%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 491
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
was 27.8:1
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 | 526 | 21.2 | 24.8:1 | 91% (480) |
| 2023-24 | 514 | 20.1 | 25.6:1 | 92% (473) |
| 2022-23 | 521 | 21.5 | 24.2:1 | 91% (476) |
| 2020-21 | 556 | 20 | 27.8:1 | 92% (514) |
| 2017-18 | 539 | 21 | 25.7:1 | 90% (483) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 21 | 24.1:1 | 91% (459) |
| 2010-11 | 467 | N/A | N/A | 85% (395) |
| 2000-01 | 572 | 29 | 19.7:1 | 99% (569) |
| 1990-91 | 491 | 21 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for General Grant Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (539 to 526); teachers up 1% (21 to 21.2).
About General Grant Middle
General Grant Middle is a small middle-grades school in Reedley, California, (ZIP code 93654). It reported 526 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in California average about 659 students, which makes this school 20% below average.
Kings Canyon Joint Unified has 21 schools and 9,696 students, and General Grant Middle is one of those schools.
Roughly 94% of students at General Grant Middle are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 3% White and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 55% of Fresno County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for General Grant Middle is 11%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
General Grant Middle has 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 24.8:1. Middle schools in California average 20.7:1, 4.1 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 91% at General Grant Middle. The rate at public schools in Fresno County averages 75%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, General Grant Middle lands at A+, ahead of 95% of California public middle schools.
General Grant Middle scores 28.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 54.4% actual versus 26.1% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Fresno County show that median household income comes to about $74,201, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fresno County counts 368 public schools with about 206,072 students.
Lincoln Elementary is the nearest public school to General Grant Middle, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. General Grant Middle comes in 4th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, General Grant Middle had a net loss of 30 students, or 5%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 27.8 to 24.8 over 4 years.
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Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kings Canyon Joint Unified
- Reedley HighHigh · 1,804 students
- Orange Cove HighHigh · 635 students
- Silas BartschElementary · 606 students
- Citrus MiddleMiddle · 602 students
- Thomas Law Reed ElementaryElementary · 558 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 509 students
Other schools in Reedley
- Reedley HighHigh · 1,804 students
- Silas BartschElementary · 606 students
- Thomas Law Reed ElementaryElementary · 558 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- Alta ElementaryElementary · 364 students
- Mountain View (Alternative)Combined · 318 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary0.2 mi · 303
- Mountain View (Alternative)0.2 mi · 318
- Jefferson Elementary0.5 mi · 477
- Reedley High0.7 mi · 1,804
- Washington Elementary0.7 mi · 288
- Thomas Law Reed Elementary0.7 mi · 558
Frequently asked questions
About General Grant MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at General Grant Middle?
General Grant Middle enrolls approximately 526 students in grades 06-08.
Is General Grant Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
General Grant Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at General Grant Middle?
Approximately 24.8:1 students per teacher at General Grant Middle.
What is the student diversity at General Grant Middle?
Student demographics at General Grant Middle are roughly 3% White, 94% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is General Grant Middle in?
General Grant Middle is part of Kings Canyon Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.