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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Glacier Point Middle administration to hear?
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Enrollment
947
Middle
DISTRICT 845 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL UNIFIED·NCES 060797012888
Glacier Point Middle
4055 North Bryan Ave., Fresno, CA 93723 · (559) 276-3105 · Fresno County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL947 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% 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.
- B-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
21.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
823 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 7 | 447 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 500 | 53% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
32.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.5pp since 2014
Math
16.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.2% | 23.3% | 25.8% | 41.8% |
| Math | 6.0% | 10.1% | 27.0% | 56.8% |
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 | 32.5% | 16.1% |
| 2023-24 | 33.2% | 17.2% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 16.4% |
| 2021-22 | 31.1% | 14.4% |
| 2018-19 | 33.9% | 16.5% |
| 2017-18 | 35.0% | 18.6% |
| 2016-17 | 34.4% | 18.7% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
24.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Glacier Point Middle
Glacier Point Middle's state test result (24.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glacier Point Middle this school | 947 | 86.9% | 24.7% |
| El Capitan Middle Fresno | 738 | 87.4% | 27.9% |
| Stonecreek Junior High Bakersfield | 986 | 81.8% | 40.6% |
| Tioga Middle Fresno | 692 | 91.2% | 29.9% |
| Ahwahnee Middle Fresno | 738 | 86.2% | 23.4% |
| Elizabeth Terronez Middle Fresno | 659 | 88.6% | 20.8% |
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 Glacier Point Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #914 of 1,224 | #27 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #986 of 1,227 ▼ 113 | #32 of 40 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #929 of 1,227 ▼ 91 | #27 of 40 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.6pp | #671 of 1,214 | #26 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 947 | #253 of 1,377 | #7 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #733 of 1,279 | #26 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #536 of 1,278 | #11 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.9% | #380 of 1,329 | #22 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #177 of 257 | #9 of 14 |
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
947
+69 (+8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 947 | 43.8 | 21.6:1 | 87% (823) |
| 2023-24 | 969 | 44.3 | 21.9:1 | 86% (837) |
| 2022-23 | 873 | 44.7 | 19.5:1 | 86% (748) |
| 2020-21 | 878 | 39 | 22.5:1 | 82% (721) |
| 2017-18 | 918 | 39.8 | 23.1:1 | 80% (734) |
| 2015-16 | 929 | 39 | 23.8:1 | 84% (781) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glacier Point Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (918 to 947); teachers up 10% (39.8 to 43.8).
About Glacier Point Middle
Glacier Point Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Fresno, California. The student body numbers 947 students, from grades 7 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in California) has about 659 students.
Glacier Point Middle is one of the 24 schools that make up Central Unified (15,956 students in total).
Hispanic students account for 63% of enrollment at Glacier Point Middle. The remaining students are 18% Asian, 9% Black, and 8% White. Census figures show Fresno County is about 55% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Glacier Point Middle comes in at 56%.
Teachers at Glacier Point Middle total 43.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 21.6:1. For comparison, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 87%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Fresno County is 75%.
Measured against California public middle schools, Glacier Point Middle receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Glacier Point Middle's average proficiency rate on state tests of 24.7% is 3.9 points below the 28.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Fresno County this way: median household income is about $74,201, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Federal data list 368 public schools in Fresno County, with a combined enrollment of about 206,072.
The nearest public school is Harvest Elementary, at about 0.3 miles. Glacier Point Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 24.7% average proficiency ranks 8th among 9 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Glacier Point Middle is City: Large.
Glacier Point Middle had 878 students in 2020-21 and 947 in 2024-25, an 8% gain.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Central Unified
- Justin Garza HighHigh · 2,095 students
- Central East HighHigh · 1,741 students
- Harvest ElementaryElementary · 1,010 students
- Rio Vista MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 762 students
- Herndon-Barstow ElementaryElementary · 754 students
Other schools in Fresno
- Yosemite Valley CharterCombined · 3,065 students
- Sunnyside HighHigh · 2,858 students
- Bullard HighHigh · 2,485 students
- Clovis North HighHigh · 2,360 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,339 students
- Clovis West HighHigh · 2,184 students
Nearby schools
- Harvest Elementary0.3 mi · 1,010
- Justin Garza High0.3 mi · 2,095
- Teague Elementary1.1 mi · 551
- Central East High1.5 mi · 1,741
- Roosevelt Elementary1.7 mi · 489
- John Steinbeck Elementary1.9 mi · 689
Frequently asked questions
About Glacier Point MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Glacier Point Middle?
Glacier Point Middle enrolls approximately 947 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Glacier Point Middle serve?
Glacier Point Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Glacier Point Middle have?
Glacier Point Middle employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.6:1.
How diverse is Glacier Point Middle?
Glacier Point Middle reports a student body of 8% White, 63% Hispanic, 9% Black, 18% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Glacier Point Middle?
Glacier Point Middle is overseen by Central Unified in Fresno County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.