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Enrollment
553
Middle
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUSA UNIFIED·NCES 060957000967
George T. Egling Middle
813 Webster St., Colusa, CA 95932 · (530) 458-7631 · Colusa County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL553 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of California public middle schools
- CTest 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.
- DThree-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
17.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
428 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 4 | 128 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 112 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 103 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 115 | 21% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Colusa Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
30.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.6pp since 2014
Math
24.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.6% | 21.9% | 24.3% | 45.3% |
| Math | 11.4% | 13.3% | 31.0% | 44.3% |
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 | 30.4% | 24.8% |
| 2023-24 | 31.1% | 25.9% |
| 2022-23 | 36.3% | 29.3% |
| 2021-22 | 38.6% | 26.2% |
| 2020-21 | 37.1% | 20.6% |
| 2018-19 | 40.6% | 31.1% |
| 2017-18 | 39.7% | 27.4% |
| 2016-17 | 36.5% | 29.1% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
28.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 T. Egling Middle
George T. Egling Middle's state test result (28.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George T. Egling Middle this school | 553 | 77.4% | 28.0% |
| Lee Middle Woodland | 575 | 75.1% | 28.9% |
| De Anza Academy of Technology and the Arts Ventura | 577 | 73.7% | 37.4% |
| Silverado Middle Napa | 673 | 79.9% | 23.3% |
| Cardozo Middle Riverbank | 544 | 82.5% | 21.8% |
| Wilson Middle Exeter | 523 | 79.9% | 28.9% |
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 T. Egling Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #800 of 1,224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #726 of 1,227 ▼ 85 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #971 of 1,227 ▼ 74 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.8pp | #75 of 1,214 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 553 | #845 of 1,377 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #180 of 1,279 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.3% | #812 of 1,278 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.4% | #593 of 1,329 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #896 of 930 |
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
553
-20 (-3%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 595
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 22.0:1
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 | 553 | 31.2 | 17.7:1 | 77% (428) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 28.3 | 18.0:1 | 76% (388) |
| 2022-23 | 537 | 28.8 | 18.7:1 | 67% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 573 | 26 | 22.0:1 | 60% (344) |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 26.5 | 21.3:1 | 73% (409) |
| 2015-16 | 517 | 24 | 21.5:1 | 75% (388) |
| 2010-11 | 480 | N/A | N/A | 79% (377) |
| 2000-01 | 562 | 27 | 20.8:1 | 59% (334) |
| 1990-91 | 595 | 24 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George T. Egling Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (563 to 553); teachers up 18% (26.5 to 31.2).
About George T. Egling Middle
George T. Egling Middle is the name of a low-enrollment middle school in Colusa, California. It has an enrollment of 553 students in grades 4 through 8.
Colusa Unified has a total of 5 schools and 1,470 students, George T. Egling Middle among them.
The student body at George T. Egling Middle is 75% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 18% White and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Colusa County, the Hispanic share is about 63%. A diversity index of 40% means there is a 40% chance two randomly chosen students at George T. Egling Middle are from different groups.
The school's 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. Statewide, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. Income data for the school show 77% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Colusa County is similar, at 78%.
On the allk12 Grade, George T. Egling Middle lands at C-, ahead of 24% of California public middle schools.
George T. Egling Middle posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 28.0%, compared with a predicted 34.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Colusa County, median household income comes to about $75,672, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Colusa County counts 23 public schools with about 4,732 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates George T. Egling Middle from the closest public school, Colusa Alternative Home. The five-mile area around George T. Egling Middle holds 4 other public schools. Nearby schools average 28.5% on proficiency, and George T. Egling Middle is below that at 28.0%.
NCES describes the area around George T. Egling Middle as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, George T. Egling Middle had a net loss of 20 students, or 3%. By 2024-25, the school had 17.7 students per teacher, compared with 22.0 in 2020-21.
George T. Egling Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Colusa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,984
Census ACS
Median income
$75,672
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
4,732 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Colusa Unified
- Colusa HighHigh · 431 students
- James M. Burchfield PrimaryElementary · 430 students
- Colusa Alternative HomeCombined · 29 students
- Colusa Alternative High (Continuation)High · 27 students
Other schools in Colusa
- Colusa HighHigh · 431 students
- James M. Burchfield PrimaryElementary · 430 students
- Colusa Alternative HomeCombined · 29 students
- Colusa Alternative High (Continuation)High · 27 students
Nearby schools
- Colusa Alternative Home0.1 mi · 29
- James M. Burchfield Primary0.4 mi · 430
- Colusa Alternative High (Continuation)0.7 mi · 27
- Colusa High0.7 mi · 431
- Meridian Elementary7.3 mi · 78
- Coastal Buttes Academy7.4 mi · 12
Frequently asked questions
About George T. Egling MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at George T. Egling Middle?
George T. Egling Middle enrolls approximately 553 students in grades 04-08.
What age range does George T. Egling Middle serve?
George T. Egling Middle serves students from grade 04 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at George T. Egling Middle?
Approximately 17.7:1 students per teacher at George T. Egling Middle.
How diverse is George T. Egling Middle?
George T. Egling Middle reports a student body of 18% White, 75% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees George T. Egling Middle?
George T. Egling Middle is overseen by Colusa Unified in Colusa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.