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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at George A. Buljan Middle this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
862
Middle
DISTRICT 1,060 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSEVILLE CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 063360003508
George A. Buljan Middle
100 Hallissy Dr., Roseville, CA 95678 · (916) 771-1720 · Placer County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL862 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% 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
19.7:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
505 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 284 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 279 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 299 | 35% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
47.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -14.0pp since 2014
Math
38.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 14 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.0% | 32.1% | 24.4% | 28.6% |
| Math | 16.6% | 21.4% | 27.3% | 34.7% |
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 | 47.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.8% | 32.7% |
| 2022-23 | 47.3% | 33.4% |
| 2021-22 | 48.8% | 33.5% |
| 2018-19 | 57.1% | 38.3% |
| 2017-18 | 54.3% | 39.1% |
| 2016-17 | 60.0% | 40.4% |
| 2015-16 | 63.0% | 45.0% |
| 2014-15 | 61.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 George A. Buljan Middle
George A. Buljan Middle's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George A. Buljan Middle this school | 862 | 58.6% | 40.5% |
| Theodore Roosevelt Middle Glendale | 842 | 61.6% | 39.9% |
| Chico Junior High Chico | 861 | 63.9% | 43.1% |
| Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High Chico | 716 | 57.3% | 53.7% |
| Willis Jepson Middle Vacaville | 954 | 51.5% | 36.0% |
| John Barrett Middle Carmichael | 802 | 55.0% | 32.0% |
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 George A. Buljan Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Placer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #506 of 1,224 | #14 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #437 of 1,227 ▲ 61 | #14 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #554 of 1,227 ▲ 14 | #14 of 17 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.4pp | #702 of 1,214 | #6 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 862 | #350 of 1,377 | #7 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #429 of 1,279 | #5 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #194 of 1,278 | #4 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.6% | #850 of 1,329 | #1 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.0% | #445 of 930 | #3 of 12 |
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
862
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
+26% since 2000-01, when it was 685
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 862 | 43.7 | 19.7:1 | 59% (505) |
| 2023-24 | 872 | 39.9 | 21.9:1 | 72% (629) |
| 2022-23 | 860 | 40 | 21.5:1 | 62% (529) |
| 2020-21 | 855 | 39 | 21.9:1 | 36% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 1,038 | 43.4 | 23.9:1 | 36% (378) |
| 2015-16 | 1,113 | 44 | 25.3:1 | 33% (362) |
| 2010-11 | 1,185 | N/A | N/A | 30% (354) |
| 2000-01 | 685 | 33 | 20.8:1 | 34% (235) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George A. Buljan Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (1,038 to 862); teachers up 1% (43.4 to 43.7).
About George A. Buljan Middle
George A. Buljan Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Roseville, California. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 862 students. The typical figure for middle schools in California is about 659 students.
George A. Buljan Middle is one school in Roseville City Elementary, a system of 21 schools with 12,306 students.
George A. Buljan Middle's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 43%. Smaller groups are 34% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 3% Black. County-wide, 69% of Placer County residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at George A. Buljan Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
Teachers at the school number 43.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.7:1. The 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Placer County average 33%.
George A. Buljan Middle is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 50% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
George A. Buljan Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.5% and a predicted 45.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Placer County, median household income is about $115,998, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The public schools of Placer County number 123 and enroll about 70,590.
The nearest public school is Vencil Brown Elementary, at about 0.4 miles. George A. Buljan Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 40.5% average proficiency ranks 7th among 8 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 855 to 862. Students per teacher fell from 21.9 in 2020-21 to 19.7 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for George A. Buljan Middle covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Placer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
419,156
Census ACS
Median income
$115,998
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
70,590 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Roseville City Elementary
- Barbara Chilton MiddleMiddle · 1,289 students
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- Warren T. Eich MiddleMiddle · 939 students
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- Fiddyment FarmElementary · 701 students
- Westbrook ElementaryElementary · 701 students
Other schools in Roseville
- West Park HighHigh · 2,079 students
- Woodcreek HighHigh · 1,940 students
- John Adams Academy - RosevilleCombined · 1,668 students
- Roseville HighHigh · 1,443 students
- Oakmont HighHigh · 1,290 students
- Barbara Chilton MiddleMiddle · 1,289 students
Nearby schools
- Vencil Brown Elementary0.4 mi · 343
- Catheryn Gates Elementary1.0 mi · 383
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary1.6 mi · 302
- Heritage Oak Elementary1.6 mi · 638
- Ferris Spanger Elementary1.6 mi · 301
- Bradford Woodbridge Fundamental Elementary1.6 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About George A. Buljan MiddleHow many students attend George A. Buljan Middle?
George A. Buljan Middle enrolls approximately 862 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does George A. Buljan Middle serve?
George A. Buljan Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at George A. Buljan Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at George A. Buljan Middle is approximately 19.7:1 (44 FTE teachers).
How diverse is George A. Buljan Middle?
George A. Buljan Middle reports a student body of 43% White, 34% Hispanic, 3% Black, 10% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is George A. Buljan Middle public or private?
George A. Buljan Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Roseville City Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.